08.05.2019
Check against delivery. Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Before I start, I would like to take a moment to remember Lord Paddy Ashdown, who passed away in December. As High Representative, Lord Ashdown led the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina through a critical period, implementing...
08.05.2019
Summary This report covers the period from 16 October 2018 through 15 April 2019. At the outset, I note with sadness the passing in December of one of my predecessors as High Representative, Lord Paddy Ashdown. Lord Ashdown oversaw great changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which contributed to the stabilization o...
08.05.2019
High Representative Valentin Inzko met yesterday with UN Secretary General António Guterres to discuss developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to brief the Secretary General on his semiannual report that is to be presented before the UN Security Council today. During the meeting the High Representative emphasized t...
05.05.2019
Principal Deputy High Representative Michael Scanlan attended the commemoration for World War II victims at Donja Gradina Memorial Site. "Paying my deepest respects to the victims. Respecting the victims is the way towards a future in which such atrocities will never happen again. We must never forget," said the PDHR.
04.05.2019
High Representative Valentin Inzko visited Washington DC ahead of his regular semiannual address before the United Nations Security Council, where he will present his report on the overall status of peace implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During his meetings with the Acting Assistant Secretary, Philip Reeker,...
24.04.2019
The current political discourse related to reserve police forces in the entities, which started with the unilateral step taken by the RS on this issue, does not contribute to peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the contrary, it has generated a negative spiral of mistrust and competition, and even fear. Th...
23.04.2019
Position Title: Translator Department/Work Unit: Resources department/Translation General and Direct Supervisor: Simultaneous Interpreter (Coordinator) Duty Station: Sarajevo Contract Type: Unpaid Intern (part-time) PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION: The post-holder will provide translating support within...
17.04.2019
High Representative Valentin Inzko, and Principal Deputy High Representative and Brcko Supervisor Michael Scanlan visited Banja Luka today, where they met with the Republika Srpska President Zeljka Cvijanović, Speaker of the RS National Assembly Nedeljko Čubrilović, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Radovan Višković,...
11.04.2019
High Representative Valentin Inzko met today in Sarajevo with the President of the Austrian Parliament Wolfgang Sobotka. They discussed the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The High Representative noted that “it is time to end political bickering and start dealing with issues that affect the ever...
11.04.2019
High Representative Valentin Inzko visited the International University of Sarajevo today and talked to students about the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the role of the OHR. In his speech, the High Representative outlined that the role of the OHR in BiH is to make sure that the Dayton Peace...