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UNHCR to continue helping Balkans flood victims over the winter
7 Jan 2011 UNHCR warns that victims of the worst floods to hit Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring Montenegro in decades will continue to need help during the winter. -
Q&A: Former Bosnian refugee promotes technology to bring hope to the displaced
24 Nov 2010 Leila Toplic fled from Bosnia and Herzegovina when she was 18. Today, she works in Paris for Microsoft while also helping to raise awareness about refugees. -
After almost two decades, displaced sisters finally get a place of their own
18 Oct 2010 A dilapidated collective centre in the Bosnian town of Jablanica was only meant to be a temporary measure when it opened in the 1990s. Its doors have finally closed. -
A Fresh Start: refugees from Bhutan arrive in the UK
9 Aug 2010 The UN's largest resettlement program ever has now helped 34,500 refugees from Bhutan start a new life in eight countries around the world. -
Jolie highlights the continuing suffering of the displaced in Bosnia
6 Apr 2010 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits eastern Bosnia and calls for steps to end the continuing suffering of displaced victims of the Bosnian War. -
Last Bosnian refugees in Hungary return to psychiatric care centre after two decades in exile
23 Oct 2009 A group of vulnerable refugees with mental illnesses, evacuated from Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, have finally returned to their homeland. -
High Commissioner Guterres urges swift end to displacement chapter in Western Balkans
28 Aug 2009 Drawing attention to the lingering problem of refugees reluctant or unable to return to their homes 14 years after hostilities ended in the Western Balkans, UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres said, “it is time to close the chapter of refugees in this region once and for all.” -
Protracted Refugee Situation: The continuing struggle of Europe's forgotten refugees
12 Jan 2009 Years after the violent break-up of Yugoslavia, there are still almost 100,000 refugees in Serbia. For many, real solutions seem to be as elusive as ever. -
UNHCR and UK work to improve refugee status determination
27 Oct 2008 A UNHCR project to improve the process of refugee status determination in the United Kingdom acts as a model for other countries.