OHR Press Releases
05/08/2019
High Representative addresses UN Security Council
The High Representative, Valentin Inzko, addressed the UN Security Council (UNSC) today and presented his regular six-month report on the status of peace implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, covering the period from 16 October 2018 through 15 April 2019.
05/08/2019
High Representative Inzko met UN Secretary General Guterres
High Representative Valentin Inzko met yesterday with UN Secretary General António Guterres to discuss developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to brief the Secretary General on his semiannual report that is to be presented before the UN Security Council today.
05/04/2019
High Representative visits United States
High Representative Valentin Inzko visited Washington DC ahead of his regular semiannual address before the United Nations Security Council, where he will present his report on the overall status of peace implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
04/24/2019
Unilateral moves do not contribute to peace and stability
The current political discourse related to reserve police forces in the entities, which started with the unilateral step taken by the RS on this issue, does not contribute to peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
04/17/2019
HR Inzko and PDHR Scanlan visit Banja Luka
High Representative Valentin Inzko, and Principal Deputy High Representative and Brcko Supervisor Michael Scanlan visited Banja Luka today, where they met with the Republika Srpska President Zeljka Cvijanović, Speaker of the RS National Assembly Nedeljko Čubrilović, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Radovan Višković, as well as the President of SD [...]
04/11/2019
High Representative Inzko meets President of Austrian National Council
High Representative Valentin Inzko met today in Sarajevo with the President of the Austrian Parliament Wolfgang Sobotka.
04/11/2019
High Representative speaks at the International University of Sarajevo
High Representative Valentin Inzko visited the International University of Sarajevo today and talked to students about the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the role of the OHR.
04/11/2019
Joint statement by embassies of the US, Germany, the UK, and the OHR, on draft legislation in the RS
Political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina need to implement reforms that move BiH toward European standards and democratic norms.
03/31/2019
Adoption of Brcko budget is a first step
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brcko District Supervisor Michael Scanlan welcomed the adoption of the Brcko District budget for 2019.
03/20/2019
Statement of the High Representative on the appeals judgement in the case against Radovan Karadzic
Today the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals rendered its judgment in the case against Radovan Karadzic, confirming the guilty trial judgement and pronouncing a harsher penalty by sentencing him to life imprisonment for crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of [...]