President of the RS Government Cvijanovic accepted the courtesy visit of the newly appointed chief of IOM in BiH, Peter Van der Auweraert
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IOM in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) is located at a migration crossroad between Eastern and Western Europe. The conflict in the former Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1995 destroyed the social and economic infrastructure and forced over half of citizens of BH to leave their homes. Today, the return of displaced persons and a rise in illegal migration, such as human trafficking and smuggling, make migration a major challenge for BH’s post-conflict recovery and development.
IOM initiated a mission in Sarajevo in 1992 in the basement of Koševo Hospital, setting up the MEDEVAC programme to evacuate war-wounded individuals who could not be treated locally. Following the end of the war, IOM expanded its activities to the return of refugees from abroad and to assist BH nationals resettling in third countries. Today, IOM’s programmes aim to prevent irregular migration, stop the trafficking of human beings, contribute to national development, and assist the BH Government to manage migration activities.
Mission statement
IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to:
- Assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration management,
- Advance understanding of migration issues,
- Encourage social and economic development through migration, and
- Uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.
Latest News and Events
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Creative workshops organised for children in Daily Center "Šljokica" in Donja Ljubija (Prijedor)
During these workshop, children participated in different activities, from table tennis to planting the fruits, and in the last workshop they have prepared for the New Year's show, what represents special satisfaction.
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Community dialogue held in Bugojno
One group presented the idea “Little coding school” through which the participants will gain basic knowledge of programing and meet the new IT technologies, second group presented the idea “A month for the big screen”, restart of the cinema in Bugojno, while the third group presented the idea of reconstruction of kid’s playground in community Kolonije.
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"Let's get to know each other" - project proposal resulted from Community Dialogue
There are several phases for young people to go through that aim to get to know each other, and they are consisted of road trips that are going to be entertaining and educational, creative workshops, and ensuring space for the exchange socially helpful things between young people who have similar or the same interests on a local community level.
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International Organization for Migration (IOM) supports the improvement of the legal framework for the war-time survivors of sexual violence in BiH
Around 50 representatives of relevant stakeholders from these cantons (Centres for Social Work, Centre for Mental Health, municipal bodies and Survivors' Associations) get acquainted with the impediments within the implementation of the legal framework at the FBiH level. In order to harmonize the procedures with the instructions given by the Commission providing the expert opinion, the round table discussion between the FBiH Commission and relevant stakeholders is a helpful platform for knowledge and experience exchange in working with a special category.
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The seventh MoviEQ workshop held in Zenica
This time too, participants didn't hide their enthusiasm with the approach, purpose and the way of conducting this workshop that aims to improve active listening, change the participants' perceptions of the world and media, as well as their relationship toward themselves and others.
Latest Vacancy
| Title | Duty Station | Closing Date |
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| CALL FOR PROPOSAL - Implementation of local Social Cohesion initiatives | Una-Sana Canton | 2018-12-21 |
| CALL FOR PROPOSAL - Implementation of the Public Awareness Raising Campaigns | Una-Sana Canton | 2018-12-21 |
| Internship – 1 position (Project Development and Monitoring and Evaluation) SVN 05-12/18 | Sarajevo | 2018-12-31 |
| JAVNI POZIV ZA DOSTAVLJANJE PONUDA – NABAVKA I ISPORUKA SANITETSKOG VOZILA | 2019-01-03 | |
| JAVNI POZIV ZA DOSTAVLJANJE PONUDE – NABAVKA I ISPORUKA MINIBUS VOZILA | 2018-12-24 | |
| VN 06-12-18 Project Development and M&E Assistant | Sarajevo | 2018-12-31 |
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ)
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ)
AND GENERAL INSTRUCTION TO CONTRACTORS (GIC)
Project: BHRI001 – Construction of the river walkway and outdoor gym in Gornji Rahić, Brčko District
Ref. No.: BHRI/RFQ/002
Published on: 09 March 2018
Deadline: 21 March 2018
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VACANCIES (published on 13 September 2017) - UPDATED
- International Consultant - Institutional Strengthening, Establishing a Formal Referral Mechanism for Prevention Violent Extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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European Antitrafficking Day
On the occasion the European Anti-Trafficking Day, the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Department for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Lara Foundation from Bijeljina, the RING Network and MFS-EMMAUS organized a press conference aiming at presenting the current situation, with the challenges to be confronted in preventing trafficking in persons, and the activities undertaken through cross-sectoral cooperation between relevant institutions and organizations in the fight against this phenomenon. The conference was held at the UN House in Sarajevo on October 18, 2018. The event was an opportunity to present the returns of the IOM’s regional project Enhancing Counter Trafficking in Crisis in the Western Balkans such as Analytical report on human trafficking in crisis situations in the Western Balkans, Guidelines for work of regional monitoring teams for combating trafficking in human beings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Facebook page #supportformigrants and Mobile App Support for Migrants.
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Signed a EUR 1 million grant agreement for the opening of a reception center in Hadzici, Sarajevo
The response to the migrant situation in BiH is being stepped up as the CEB Vice Governor and IOM Chief of Mission signed a EUR 1 million grant agreement for the opening of a reception center in Hadzici, Sarajevo. CEB Vice Governor, Rosa-Maria Sanchez Yebra, visited the center, which will host up to 400 persons.
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Approximately 180 to 200 migrants and refugees are located in the Salakovac Center near Mostar (Aljazeera)
Interview with Mr Peter Van Der Auweraert, Chief of International Organization for Migration in BiH and Sub-regional Coordinator of mentioned organization for Western Balkans
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What are the challenges facing Bosnia and Herzegovina presently and in the coming period? - TV1
Peter Van Der Auweraert, IOM Representative in BiH and Western Balkans Sub-regional Coordinator, Mijo Kresic, Deputy Minister of Security of BiH and Nedzad Korajlic, Dean of the Faculty of Criminalistics, Criminology and Security Studies of the University of Sarajevo spoke about this issue for TV1.
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UN Migration Agency Statement on International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT)
In a world where more than a third of countries criminalize consensual same-sex relationships, disclosing your gender identity and sexual orientation can be extremely dangerous. For internally displaced members of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) community, it can also cripple livelihoods and even be life-threatening.
The injustice that the LGBTI community faces in non-emergency settings does not simply disappear in times of crisis or when people become displaced, in fact, it is usually amplified.
LGBTI internally displaced persons face complex challenges and threats during all stages of displacement. These include discrimination, prejudice, violence, difficulty accessing humanitarian services and barriers to articulating their protection needs.
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