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We’ll continue to support students who want changes that lead to a better future, say Jajce school students, winners of 2018 Max van der Stoel Award
Publishing date: 9 November 2018
Content type: Press release
THE HAGUE, 9 November 2018 – “We will continue to support not only the students of Jajce, but also any other student who wants changes that will lead to a better future,” said Azra Keljalić, a student and President of the Student Council of Jajce Vocational School, as she accepted the 2018 Max van der Stoel Award on behalf of high school students from Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at a ceremony in The Hague today...
Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Berton pays respect to civilian war victims at Žepče memorial
Publishing date: 12 October 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruce G. Berton, leading a delegation of Mission staff, lay a wreath of flowers at a memorial for civilian war victims in Žepče on 12 October 2018, and paid respect to all civilians who lost their lives in the 1992-1995 war in the country...
OSCE Mission to BiH supports annual prosecutorial conference on criminal matters
Publishing date: 3 October 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: Chairmanship sources, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized two panels – on war crimes and on trafficking in human beings and gender-based violence – at the three-day Annual Prosecutorial Conference on Criminal Matters, held on 1-3 October 2018 in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE issues report on combating impunity for conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 21 June 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today in Sarajevo presented the third in a series of reports that highlights progress achieved by the country’s justice sector between 2014 and 2016 in tackling cases of sexual violence committed during the 1992-1995 war, as well as recommendations on how to enhance these efforts.
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in focus at OSCE-supported workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
KONJIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 December 2016 – The implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the focus of a two-day workshop which concluded today in Konjic, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the country’s Security Ministry and Gender Equality Agency...
OSCE Ambassadors to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 19 to 22 June
Publishing date: 16 June 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 16 June 2016- OSCE Heads of Delegations will visit the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from 19 to 22 June 2016, where they will learn more about the Mission’s work and see first-hand how post-conflict rehabilitation and reform is progressing in the country...
High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Bosnia and Herzegovina and calls for quality inclusive education for all
Publishing date: 24 March 2016
Content type: News
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors visited Bosnia and Herzegovina from 20 to 24 March 2016, focusing extensively on education matters, visiting schools and educational facilities, meeting with pupils, parents and teachers and witnessing efforts made to bridge divides and develop joint activities...