Archive for 'December,2011'
RS Ministry Closes Collective Centers; UNHCR Provides Initial Assistance
Earlier this month the Republika Srpska Ministry for Refugees and Displaced Persons opened two social housing buildings in Bratunac and Srebrenica. The opening closed down two collective centers. The new buildings are now home to persons [...]
UNHCR and Private Donor Distribute New Year Gifts for Children in Need
Private donations from the international community purchased gifts for some 130 children in BiH, ages 1 to 13. The children belong to some of the most vulnerable returnee and collective center households in the country living [...]
UNHCR-Funded Specialized Housing Opens in Zenica
UNHCR and partners open a social housing project in Zenica municipality that provides safe and dignified housing for vulnerable elderly. [...]
1400 Roma Receive Free Legal Aid to Obtain Civil Documentation
1400 Roma Receive Free Legal Aid to Obtain Civil Documentation as UNHCR and Partners Finalize Project to Reduce Statelessness. [...]
Statelessness: Citizenship Hopes Draw Closer for Roma Asylum-Seeker
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 30 (UNHCR) – Muqishta Nuqi has long felt like the odd one out in his family. For years, the ethnic Roma has lacked a nationality and lived under the threat of being expelled [...]
UNHCR and Partner Hold Workshops for 16 Days of Activism Against SGBV
UNHCR, its partner, Bosnia-Herzegovina Women’s Initiative (BHWI), and its persons of concern held workshops in support of the international awareness-raising campaign, 16 Days of Activism Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. [...]
