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Following floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE-supported event focuses on ways to improve disaster management

Publishing date: 10 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Environmental activities
SARAJEVO, 10 July 2014 – Roles and activities of various actors in relief operations during the floods that struck Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2014 were analyzed at a roundtable event held today by the Council of Ministers’ Inter-ministerial Working Group on Security Policy and the BiH Coordination Body for Protection and Rescue, with the support of the OSCE Mission to BiH...

OSCE establishes Youth Advisory Group in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 4 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 4 July 2014- Eight young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina have been selected as members of the newly-established Youth Advisory Group at the OSCE Mission to the country, and today held their first meeting with Mission staff in Sarajevo...

Acting Head of OSCE Mission to BiH hopeful elections in Mostar can still happen in 2014, encourages authorities to end deadlock

Publishing date: 3 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 3 July 2014 – The Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Nina Suomalainen today expressed her support for all the efforts aimed at enabling elections in the city of Mostar to be held in parallel with the general elections due in October 2014...

Regional Housing Programme an excellent example of co-operation in Western Balkans, says Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 24 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
SARAJEVO / ZAGREB, 24 June 2014- Representatives of the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as international community donors and partners met in Zagreb from 23-24 June 2014 to discuss the progress of the Regional Housing Programme (RHP)...

Call for applications for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Building OSCE Youth Advisory Group

Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Youth
Young leaders, activists, students, researchers and NGO representatives, aged 18 to 30 years old, and resident in Bosnia and Herzegovina are invited to apply for the OSCE Youth Advisory Group project to learn more about the OSCE’s work...

OSCE-supported conference in Sarajevo takes stock of war crimes processing in South-Eastern Europe

Publishing date: 20 May 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 20 May 2014 – Sixty-five judges, prosecutors and defence attorneys dealing with war crimes processing in South-Eastern Europe and wider Europe gathered at a two-day regional conference The role of national jurisdictions in implementation of international humanitarian law – law and practice which ended in Sarajevo today...

OSCE assists flood affected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 16 May 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 16 May 2014- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier authorized a 30.000 euro donation today from the Organisation's Charity Fund for immediate help to the most affected in response to severe flooding across Bosnia and Herzegovina...