OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 26 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today confirmed that the International Review Panel (IRP), appointed according to his decision of October 6th 2000 integrating Zepce into the legal structures of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, has reported that the requirements set under the decision have been fulfilled subject to comple [...]

Sarajevo, 26 June 2001 The Agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan (OHR, OSCE, UNHCR, UNMIBH and CRPC) announced that, with end of the school year and at the height of the return season, the summer months should be used to accelerate the process of the implementation of property laws in the way which will ensure sustained accelera [...]

Sarajevo, 26 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Robert M. Beecroft, deplore the most recent failure of the House of Representatives of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly to adopt the Election Law, despite the repeated calls to do so by the Peace Implementation Council.

Sarajevo, 25 June 2001 The High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch, COMSFOR General Michael L. Dodson and UNHCR Chief of Mission Werner Blatter have invited ambassadors of countries assisting with the Return process to visit by helicopter key areas of return across the country on Wednesday 27 June, 2001. The aim of the tour is to view progress in th [...]

Sarajevo, 23 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has completed two days of comprehensive discussions in Strasbourg with representatives of the Council of Europe. The talks focused on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s prospects for accession to the Council. The High Representative addressed the Committee of Ministers on Friday 22 Jun [...]

Sarajevo, 22 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, regrets the failure of members of the House of Representatives to pass the draft Election Law. This failure threatens to jeopardize hitherto successful efforts to consolidate the democratic process in Bosnia and Herzegovina and give its citizens the effective political representati [...]

Sarajevo, 21 June 2001 At its session in Stockholm today, the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council confirmed the extension of the mandate of the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, for another year. The Steering Board expressed its continued full support for the High Representative and his past and future untiring efforts in Bosn [...]

Sarajevo, 20 June 2001 On the occasion of the United Nations first World Refugee Day, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, draws attention to the continued urgency of refugee return in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite solid achievements in this area, thousands of people displaced by the 1992 – 95 conflict have yet to return to their ho [...]

Sarajevo, 15 June 2001 From Monday, June 18th, the documentary series "Koliko jos?" will air on 25 TV stations in FRY as a series of 30 programs, each five minutes long, broadcast every working day for the next six weeks. Five years after the war ended in Bosnia and Herzegovina, displacement still affects every aspect of life.

Sarajevo, 14 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today congratulated President Jozo Krizanovic on assuming the position of Chair of the BiH Presidency and expressed his best wishes for success. The High Representative emphasised the need for a joint effort of the Presidency and the Council of Ministers to advance the work of the [...]