27.06.2000
UNMiBH Deputy SRSG, Julian Harston, and Deputy High Representative for Reconstruction and Return, Andy Bearpark, are today launching a multi-ethnic police recruitment campaign.Through this campaign, UNMIBH, supported by OHR, are working with the FBiH and RS Ministries of Interior:to attract and encourage unemployed exp...
23.06.2000
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the PIC Steering Board Ambassadors strongly condemn what appears to be an attempt by Federation Government authorities to use state instruments to intimidate a free press.They worry that a current Government tax inspection of the Dnevni Avaz newspaper -- now critical of...
22.06.2000
The leading politicians in this country believe that they can go on with their ethnic games * This is the last chance for Bosnia to receive sufficient support, not only for the return of refugees but also for the overall reconstruction and all the projects here * Some politicians can postpone, but cannot prevent the pe...
22.06.2000
Addendum to the Supervisory Order on the Financial System of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina In accordance with paragraphs 10, 39, and 43 of the Brcko Final Arbitral Award of March 5, 1999; paragraph 8 of the Annex of August 18, 1999; paragraph 42 of the Statute of the Brcko District and in consultation wi...
22.06.2000
The Supervisor of Brcko, Gary Matthews, issued yesterday an addendum to the Supervisory Order on the Financial System of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina dated 13 April 2000.Under the addendum, the Entities will retain the revenues originating from electricity charges and contributions to the entity pension...
21.06.2000
Please click here for the UN Security Council resolution 1305 (2000) on the situation in BiH in PDF file.
21.06.2000
As it is known, on a number of occasions OHR pointed out to its outrage by reports of looting of apartments and houses, especially those which are vacated by previous temporary occupants in order to be returned to its rightful owners. OHR strongly condemns such primitive and illegal acts; however, there is a continuati...
16.06.2000
The Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Dr. Matei Hoffmann, welcomes the establishment of the national Higher Education Coordination Board by the Entity Ministers of Education and members of the academic community of Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday.For more than two years, the Council of Europe and UNESCO in...
15.06.2000
The Office of the High Representative and the German Corporation for Technical Co-operation (GTZ) will hold a joint seminar at Jahorina this Friday, June 16, to review the new draft Law on Land Registry with the responsible Entity Ministers, and discuss the measures that need to be taken to ensure the successful implem...
14.06.2000
OHR is pleased to inform about the success in the negotiations which took place over the last weeks between the OHR and the Cantonal and the City representatives. As a result, all the disputable points on the draft Law on Local Self-government and the Law on Distribution of Revenues have been resolved and it is expecte...