07.11.2019
Following his address to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 5 November, High Representative Valentin Inzko met yesterday in New York with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. They discussed the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the highlights of the High Representative’s semi-annual rep...
05.11.2019
The High Representative, Valentin Inzko, addressed the UN Security Council (UNSC) today and presented his regular semi-annual report on the status of peace implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, covering the period from 16 April through 15 October 2019. In his address, the High Representative expressed regret that...
05.11.2019
Check against delivery Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, It is my honor to address this distinguished body today. In an ever-changing and frequently turbulent global environment, with so many important agenda items facing the Council, it is of utmost importance that Bosnia and Herzegovina not be...
05.11.2019
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8658th meeting, on 5 November 2019 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 December...
05.11.2019
Summary The present report covers the period from 16 April through 15 October 2019. In October, the governments of the Federation and Republika Srpska simultaneously adopted a set of reform measures related to the European Union reform agenda. A month earlier, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, was...
04.11.2019
Brcko District Supervisor and Principal Deputy High Representative Michael Scanlan commended the Brcko District Police for their efforts and actions in combatting organized crime within the District but also corruption within the police force, thus making the Brcko District a safer place for all of its citizens. “Citi...
04.11.2019
In the last ten days, the Brčko District Assembly and Government have taken meaningful steps towards creating a better environment for the citizens and for businesses in the District, the Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko Supervisor, Michael Scanlan, stated today. The Supervisor welcomed the adoption of t...
01.11.2019
At the end of his stay in Washington and ahead of his semi-annual address before the United Nations Security Council, High Representative Valentin Inzko met yesterday with Professor Daniel Serwer and Dr. Mike Haltzel from the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, who are closely obse...
30.10.2019
We welcome yesterday’s judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Baralija vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The judgment is yet another reminder that the absence of elections since 2008 discriminates against the residents of Mostar and is incompatible with effective democracy and the rule of law. We...
30.10.2019
The Brčko District Supervisor and Principal Deputy High Representative, Michael Scanlan, attended a natural disaster response exercise organised today in Brčko by the BiH Ministry of Security. The exercise, the first of its kind in BiH, demonstrated the effectiveness of the “Next Generation Incident Command System,” a...