Peace Implementation Council

Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) met in Sarajevo on 30 November - 1 December 2010. Members of the newly elected Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in parts of the meeting, as did representatives of civil society organizations.

Of an estimated 30,000 persons missing as a result of the 1992-95 armed conflict, the remains of over 20,000 have been accounted for, a much higher proportion than in any former conflict zone in the world. However, the job is not yet finished, and thousands of families from within and outside Bosnia and Herzegovina still await the opportunity to re [...]

The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council today congratulated the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the BiH Central Election Commission for the successful conduct of the general elections held on 3 October.

The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) today condemned in the strongest possible terms the bomb attack on the Police Station in Bugojno that took place in the early hours of Sunday morning (27 June). This was not only an attack on the town and citizens of Bugojno, but also on institutions of this country and on our common valu [...]

The Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council’s Steering Board express their concern that the functioning and the ability of the State institutions to respond to legislative and EU-integration requirements may be jeopardized by an inadequate State budget.

The Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council’s (PIC) Steering Board note with concern delays in implementation of structural measures agreed under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Stand-By Arrangement. It is important that the authorities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) agree on effective measures to correct these sli [...]

Meeting today in Sarajevo, the Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council reaffirm the right of any group anywhere in BiH to peacefully demonstrate, including the planned May 3 commemoration in Sarajevo.

Meeting today in Sarajevo, the Ambassadors of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) urged the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina not to take any unilateral action on State and Defense property. Unilateral action would only undermine the prospects for achieving sustainable settlements on these two issues thereby further del [...]

Meeting today in Sarajevo the Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council condemned the escalation in irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric witnessed during the last week. This kind of divisive rhetoric and action, which undermines inter-ethnic trust and further polarizes the political atmosphere, is counterproductive to BiH’s path toward Eur [...]