OHR Press Releases

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, yesterday issued a Decision to reform the justice system in BiH by appointing members to the three High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils at the BiH and Entity level. These councils will be responsible for strengthening the integrity and independence of the judicial system. A full list of the appointees, co [...]

The Office of the High Representative is very concerned about the performance of the Federation Ministry for Social Welfare in its reconstruction assistance program. The ministry made certain promises regarding the reconstruction of some 450 pre-war houses in the Mostar region, specifically in Canton 7 and Eastern RS.

The Deputy High Representative and Head of OHR-South, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Bercot welcomes the adoption of the budget of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton for 2002 which was finally adopted by the Cantonal Assembly today in Mostar. This issue has been for a long time a stumbling block in the work of the Canton and has contributed to the delay in pay [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, welcomes the approval of an 89 million US$ stand-by arrangement for Bosnia and Herzegovina by the International Monetary Fund today.

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, on Friday issued a Decision requiring the domestic authorities to take steps to ensure that all collective centres and transit centres in Bosnia and Herzegovina are used as both alternative and emergency accommodation.

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to BiH, Jacques Paul Klein, COMSFOR General John Sylvester, Federation Interior Minister Ramo Maslesa and Republika Srpska Interior Minister Dragomir Jovicic on Friday announced a new initiative aimed at strengthening the law enforcement authorities in BiH and enhancin [...]

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today issued two Decisions establishing the office of Special Auditor in the Republika Srpska and extending the mandate of the Special Auditor in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today issued a Decision extending the ban on the allocation of state-owned land in BiH, first introduced by a Decision of the High Representative on 27 April 2000. The ban is extended until 31 March 2003, or until the enforcement of legislation regulating the issue of state-owned property, including former so [...]

The agencies of the Property Legislation Implementation Plan, OHR, UNHCR, OSCE, CRPC and UNMiBH, wish to announce the publication of the Property Legislation Implementation Statistics for the month of June of this year. Since the beginning of this year, the property llegislation implementation ratio has increased by 13 percentage points, at an aver [...]

The Principal Deputy High Representative, Donald Hays, on Tuesday met with members of the Young Liberals Club. The discussion covered issues affecting youth, including education, employment, emigration of young people from BiH, youth participation in government, and gender representation in public life...