| ABA/CEELI |
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American Bar Association / Central and Eastern European Law Initiative |
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| ACT Group |
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Anti-Corruption and Transparency Group
Inter-agency body that is made up of representatives from the international organizations in BiH and co-ordinates efforts to fight corruption and promote transparency
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| AFD |
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Anti-Fraud Department (formerly AFU, Anti-Fraud Unit)
Department in the OHR that supports the fight against corruption by assisting the authorities and developing systemic solutions
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| ARC |
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American Refugee Committee |
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| BHHR |
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Bosnia Hercegovina Heritage Rescue |
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| BiH |
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Bosnia i (and) Herzegovina |
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| CAFAO |
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Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office
Agency assisting the BiH authorities in customs and finance matters, financed by the EU
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| CEFA |
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European Committee for Training and Agriculture
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| CIDA |
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Canadian International Development Agency
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| CoE |
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Council of Europe, Strassburg
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| CoM |
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Council of Ministers of BiH, the government of BiH
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| COMSFOR |
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Commander of the SFOR troops in BiH troops in BiH
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| CPIC |
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Coalition Press Information Centre (Sarajevo)
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| CRA |
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Communications Regulatory Agency
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| CRPC |
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Commission for Real Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees Commission dealing with property claims of refugees and displaced people, established under the DPA
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| CRS |
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Catholic Relief Services
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| DCOMOPS SFOR |
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Deputy Commander Operations
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| DP |
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displaced person
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| DP |
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Dayton Peace Agreement (also referred to as GFAP)
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| DOJ/CEELI |
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US Department of Justice/Central and Eastern European Law Initiative
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| EAPC |
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Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
comprising all NATO countries and their partners, Brussels
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| EASC |
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Election Appeals Sub-Committee
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| EBRD |
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London
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| EC |
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European Commission, Brussels
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| ECHO |
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European Community Humanitarian Office
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| ECHR |
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European Convention on/Court of Human Rights
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| ECMM |
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European Community Monitoring Mission
established at the beginning of the wars in former Yugoslavia in 1991
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| EIB |
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European Investment Bank, Luxemburg
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| EP |
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European Parliament
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| ESI |
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European Stability Initiative
think tank based in Berlin
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| EU |
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European Union
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| EUAM |
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European Union Administration of Mostar
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| FBiH |
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Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
One of the two Entities established under the DPA
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| FoAIA |
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Freedom of Access to Information Act
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| FRY |
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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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| GFAP |
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General Framework Agreement for Peace - Peace Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina, reached in Dayton/USA in November 1995,
signed in Paris in December 1995
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| HoP |
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House of Peoples
Upper chamber of the BiH and FBiH parliaments
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| HoR |
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House of Representatives
Lower chamber of the BiH and FBiH parliaments
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| HR |
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High Representative
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| HRCC |
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Human Rights Co-ordination Centre
Inter-agency body comprising representatives from the OHR, OSCE and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), which co-ordinates the international human rights effort in BiH
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| HV |
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Hrvatska Vojska
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| HVO |
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War-time armed forces of the BiH Croats (Hrvatsko Vijece Odbrane)
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| ICFY |
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International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia
Established in 1991 to find a peaceful solution to the conflicts in former Yugoslavia; dissolved in 1995 after the Dayton Peace Agreement was concluded
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| ICG |
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International Crisis Group
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| ICMC |
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International Catholic Migration Commission
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| ICMP |
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International Commission on Missing Persons
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| ICNL |
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International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law
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| ICRC |
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International Committee of the Red Cross
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| ICTY |
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International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
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| ICVA |
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International Council of Voluntary Agencies
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| IEBL |
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Inter-Entity Boundary Line
Boundary Line between the Federation and the RS
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| IFI |
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International financial institution
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| IFOR |
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Implementation Force - name of the NATO-led peace-keeping troops deployed in BiH after the Dayton Peace Agreement was signed; was renamed SFOR (Stabilisation Force) at the end of 1996
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| IFRC |
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International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Red Crescent Societies
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| IJC |
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Independent Judicial Commission
International lead agency in BiH co-ordinating judicial reform in BiH and promoting the rule of law
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| IHA |
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International Humanitarian Aid
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| IMC |
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Independent Media Commission
Agency regulating electronic media in BiH, established in 1998; became part of the CRA in March 2001
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| IMIC |
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International Multi-religious and Intercultural Center
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| IMF |
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International Monetary Fond, Washington
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| IMG |
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International Management Group
Organisation monitoring and co-ordinating international funds for BiH
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| IOM |
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International Organisation for Migration
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| IPC |
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International Peace Centre
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| IPTF |
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International Police Task Force
International police force in BiH, part of UNMIBH
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| IRC |
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International Rescue Committee
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| JNA |
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Yugoslav National Army
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| JSAP |
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Judicial System Assessment Programme
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| KM |
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Konvertibilna Marka
Currency of BiH introduced in 1998 and pegged 1:1 to the German mark under a currency board
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| MPI |
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Missing Persons Institute
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| MRDP |
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Minister/Ministry for Refugees and Displaced Persons
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| NAC |
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North Atlantic Council, Brussels
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| NATO |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Brussels
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| NGO |
|
Non-Governmental Organization
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| OBN |
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Open Broadcast Network
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| ODIHR |
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Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
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| OECD |
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
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| OIC |
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Organisation of the Islamic Conference
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| OHCHR |
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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| OHR |
|
Office of the High Representative
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| OHRO |
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Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman
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| OSCE |
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Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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| PDHR |
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Principal Deputy High Representative
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| PEC |
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Provisional Election Commission
comprises international and BiH members; established under the GFAP to organise and monitor elections and pass election rules and regulations until an election law is passed and elections are held by the local authorities
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| PIC |
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Peace Implementation Council
Body comprising 55 governments and organisations that guide and support the peace process in BiH by assisting it financially, providing troops for SFOR or running operations in BiH. Established on 8-9 December 1995 in London, convened another five times since the London conference.
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| PLIP |
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Property Law Implementation Plan
Operational plan drafted in 2000 to co-ordinate international assistance in the implementation of the property laws in BiH
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| PMAU |
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Procurement Monitoring and Audit Unit
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| PSC |
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Peace Security Centre
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| RRTF |
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Return and Reconstruction Task Force
Working Group made up of international organisations and governments operating in BiH; established in 1997 to co-ordinate the return and reconstruction effort in BiH; chaired by the OHR
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| RS |
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Republika Srpska
One of the two Entities of BiH established under the GFAP
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| RTRS |
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Public broadcaster of the RS
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| RSNA |
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RS National Assembly
Parliament of the Republika Srpska
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| SACEUR |
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Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
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| SAI |
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Supreme Audit Institution
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| SCMM |
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Standing Committee on Military Matters
includes the three Presidency members, their military advisers, the Entity Defense Ministers and the Chiefs of Staff of the Entity Armed Forces; co-ordinates the activities of the Entity Armed Forces and BiH's defense policy; envisaged in the Dayton Peace Agreement
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| SDHR |
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Senior Deputy High Representative
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| SFOR |
|
Stabilisation Force
NATO-led peace troops in BiH
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| SRT |
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Srbian Radio Television (Srpska Radio-Televizija)
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| SSB |
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Srpska State Bank
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| TI |
|
Transparency International
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| UMCOR |
|
United Methodist Committee Relief
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| UN |
|
United Nations
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| UNCICP |
|
United Nations Center for International Crime Prevention
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| UNDCP |
|
United Nations International Drug Control Programme
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| UNDP |
|
United Nations Development Programme
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| UNESCO |
|
United Nations Education, Scientific & Cultural Organisation
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| UNFPA |
|
United Nations Fund for Population Activities
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| UNHCHR |
|
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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| UNHCR |
|
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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| UNICEF |
|
United Nations Children's Fund
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| UNMIBH |
|
United Nations Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| UNO |
|
United Nations Organisation
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| UNTAES |
|
UN Transitional Administration of Eastern Slavonia
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| UNV |
|
United Nations Volunteers Programme
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| USAID |
|
United States Agency for International Development
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| VRS |
|
Army of the Republika Srpska (Vojska Republike Srpske)
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| WB |
|
World Bank
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| WCRP |
|
World Conference on Religion and Peace
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| WHO |
|
Wings of Hope, foundation for aid to war victims in BiH
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Political Parties in BiH
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| SDP |
|
Social Democratic Party of BiH
Social Demokratska Partija
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| SDA |
|
Party of Democratic Action
Stranka Demokratske Akcije
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| HDZ BiH |
|
Croatian Democratic Party of BiH
Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica BiH
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| SDS |
|
Serb Democratic Party
Srpska Demokratska Stranka
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| PDP |
|
Party of Democratic Progrress
Partija Demokratskog Progresa
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| S BiH |
|
Party for BiH
Stranka za Bosnu i Herzegovinu
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| SNS |
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Serb National Alliance
Srpski Narodni Savez
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| SNSD |
|
Party of Independent Social Democrats
Stranka Nezavisnih Socijal Demokrata
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| DNZ |
|
Democratic People's Union
Demokratska Narodna Zajednica
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| LIBERALI BiH |
|
Liberals of BiH
Liberali BiH
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| GDS |
|
Civic Democratic Party
Gradjansko-Demokratska Stranka
|
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| NHI |
|
New Crat Initiative
Nova Hrvatska Inicijativa
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| SRS RS |
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Serb Radical Party of RS
Srpska Radikalna Stranka RS
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| RS RS |
|
Radical Party of RS
Radikalna Stranka Republike Srpske
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| SPRS |
|
Socialistic Party of RS
Socijalisticka Partija RS
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| SLOGA |
|
Coalition Sloga
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| DNS |
|
Democratic National Alliance
Demokratski Narodni Savez RS
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| DSP |
|
Democratic Socialist Party of the RS
Demokratska Socijlisticka Partija RS
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| BPS |
|
Bosnian and Herzegovinian Patriotic Party
Bosanskohercegovacka Patriotska Stranka
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| HSP |
|
Croat Party of Rights
(Hrvatska Stranka Prava)
|
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| BSP |
|
Bosniak Party of Rights
Bosnjacka Stranka prava
|
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| BOSS |
|
Bosnian Party
Bosanska Stranka
|
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| HSS |
|
Croatian Peasant Party
Hrvatska Seljacka Stranka
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| SP RS |
|
Socialistic Party of RS
Socijalisticka Partija RS
|
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| SDRS |
|
Social-Democratic Party of RS and BiH - Party of Drvar Pople
Socijal Demokrati RS i BiH - Stranka Drvarcana
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| LBO |
|
Liberal Bosniak Organization
Liberalno-Bosnjacka Stranka
|
|
| MBO |
|
Muslim Bosniak Organization
Muslimansko-Bosnjacka Organizacija
|
|
| DPS |
|
Democratic Patriotic Party
Demokratska Patriotska Stranka
|
|
| CD Coalition |
|
Coalition for United and Democratic BiH
Koalicija za Cjelovitu i Demokratsku BiH
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| SPAS |
|
Serb Patriotic Party
Srpska Patriotska Stranka
|
|
| SSKiP |
|
Serb Party of Krajina and Posavina
Srpska Stranka Krajine i Posavine
|
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| DS Penzionera |
|
Democratic Party of Pensioners
Demokratska Stranka Pernzionera
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| Koalicija Centra |
|
Coalition of Center
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| Republicans |
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Republikans
Republikanci
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