22.12.2015
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7555th meeting, on 10 November 2015 The Security Council, Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions concerning the conflicts in the Former Yugoslavia and relevant statements of its President, including resolutions 1031 (1995) of 15 December 1995, 1088 (1996) of 12 Decemb...
22.12.2015
22 December marks the entire six years of Bosnia and Herzegovina failing to implement the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case “Sejdic-Finci vs. BiH”. “It is BiH’s obligation, as a member of the Council of Europe to address this issue. The implementation of the Sejdic-Finci ruling will benefit every...
22.12.2015
By: Dejan Šajinović Nezavisne novine: A lot of emotions have been stirred by the decision about the RS Day. I am always in favour of the rule of law, but it is difficult to uphold the decision of the Constitutional Court which touches on the essence of what many people in RS consider to be part of their identity. How...
18.12.2015
BANJA LUKA REGIONAL OFFICE/POLITICAL SECTION BANJA LUKA Duty Station: Banja Luka Contract Type: Intern (Unpaid) PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION The post holder will work on a range of substantive issues targeted to ensure effective support of broader activities of the Banja Luka Regional Office. DUTIES AN...
16.12.2015
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brcko District Supervisor Bruce G. Berton commended the Brcko District Government for today’s adoption of the Law on Fiscal Systems, Law on Accounting and Auditing, Law on Foreign Currency Operations and Law on Amendments to the Law on Payment Transactions. “These financial sec...
14.12.2015
On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement, signed in Paris on December 14th 1995, the Office of the High Representative asked current and former High Representatives to share their thoughts on the Peace Agreement and its implementation. These short retrospective video clips cover twenty...
03.12.2015
High Representative Valentin Inzko Good afternoon ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you very much for coming. Before we start, I would like to ask all of you to join in a minute of silence as a sign of our respect for all those who lost their lives in the recent terror attacks in Paris, Sinai, Ankara, Sarajevo and other p...
02.12.2015
The Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) Political Directors met in Sarajevo on 1-2 December 2015 to review progress in implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace. They reaffirmed their strong commitment to a stable, secure, and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as well as their...
21.11.2015
“I want to stress how critically important it is that we utilize the 20th Anniversary of the Dayton Agreement to refresh our vision for Bosnia and Herzegovina and rediscover our purpose,” High Representative Valentin Inzko said at a forum hosted by the City of Dayton to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Pe...
21.11.2015
On the 20th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement we should not take for granted how successful the Peace Agreement has been at delivering peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As the tragedy in Syria and events around the world continue to remind us, peace is hard-won and peace is priceless. Peace and stability is the...