DRC present since:
1992
Staff on location:
82
Displaced population:
8,500
Displacement Situation
Since mid-2018, the route via Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) became one of the most travelled mixed migration routes in the Western Balkans, with more than 60,032 registered arrivals to the country detected by authorities in BiH between January 2018 and June 2020. Transit corridors from Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia, as well as through Albania and Montenegro, merge in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Strict border controls by Croatian border police severely limit the possibilities for onward movement and – as reception capacities in BiH are limited – there are critical needs for direct humanitarian assistance.
DRC Response
The Danish Refugee Council began working in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in 1992 and closed its office in the country at the end of January 2010. BiH was one of the first international operations in DRC’s history and one that has profiled DRC as an international humanitarian responder. The Danish Refugee Council decided to re-open its office in the country in July 2018, with the aim of supporting the BiH authorities in managing increased migration flows and corresponding challenges in the country. DRC's programs in BiH aim to ensure equitable access to primary and secondary healthcare for asylum-seekers, migrants and refugees; provide essential protection for people on the move; provide essential humanitarian assistance to persons without access to formal reception facilities and essential services.
DRC’s work in BiH today focuses on the following areas of humanitarian response:
DRC maintains close cooperation with the Ministry of Security, the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, the Service for Foreigners Affairs, resource ministries at all levels, UN agencies, local and international organizations and the Delegation of the European Union. DRC is a member of the Coordination Body/Operational Group for the migration response in BiH - which includes representation of key Ministries (Interior, Security, Health, Human Rights and Refugees), Service for Foreigners Affairs, Border Police, IOM, EU Delegation and the donor community. DRC is taking active part in humanitarian coordination mechanisms and is co-leading the National Outreach Working Group.
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - December 2019
December 2019
1.2 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - January 2020
January 2020
1.8 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - February 2020
February 2020
1.4 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - March 2020
March 2020
1.5 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - April 2020
April 2020
2 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - May 2020
May 2020
1.1 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - June 2020
June 2020
2.1 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - July 2020
July 2020
1.3 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - August 2020
August 2020
1.5 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - September 2020
September 2020
1.9 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - October 2020
October 2020
2.3 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - November 2020
November 2020
1.6 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - December 2020
December 2020
1.6 mb
Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - January & February 2021
February 2021
1.4 mb
Situation Report COVID-19 - 12 April 2021
Situation Report COVID-19 - 12 April 2021
April 2021
930.5 kb
Success story - SOP for prevention of COVID19 transmission
Success story - SOP for prevention of COVID19 transmission
February 2021
249.4 kb
Infographics - We are there
Infographics - We are there
October 2020
601 kb
Infographics - Winter is coming
Infographics - Winter is coming
October 2020
581.4 kb
Infographics - COVID-19 Response
Infographics - COVID-19 Response
November 2020
669.4 kb
Infographics - Pediatric Activities since June 2020
Infographics - Pediatric Activities since June 2020
November 2020
8.4 mb
DRC Rapid Needs Assessment - Outreach Response
DRC Rapid Needs Assessment - Outreach Response
September 2020
2.3 mb
Brochure: Response to humanitarian and health needs of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees
Brochure: Response to humanitarian and health needs of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees
October 2020
6.6 mb
Thousands of people have made their way to Bosnia and Herzegovina in search of a life without hunger, deprivation, and danger. They come from poverty-stricken and war-torn countries such as Syria, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan. Many are forced to take shelter in abandoned buildings because the official reception centres are overcrowded, and many are plagued by illnesses, infections or injuries from violence. Several say they have attempted to cross the border into Croatia. Here they have been subjected to violence, robbed of their clothes and have had their belongings destroyed before being sent back across the border. The Danish Refugee Council is present in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where we distribute water, food, warm clothes, tents, and medicine. Pictured above, one of our staff members provides first aid to a man whose hand has been seriously injured.
Thousands of people have made their way to Bosnia and Herzegovina in search of a life without hunger, deprivation, and danger. They come from poverty-stricken and war-torn countries such as Syria, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan. Many are forced to take shelter in abandoned buildings because the official reception centres are overcrowded, and many are plagued by illnesses, infections or injuries from violence. Several say they have attempted to cross the border into Croatia. Here they have been subjected to violence, robbed of their clothes and have had their belongings destroyed before being sent back across the border. The Danish Refugee Council is present in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where we distribute water, food, warm clothes, tents, and medicine. Pictured above, one of our staff members provides first aid to a man whose hand has been seriously injured.
ECHO
European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
SDC
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
EUD
Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
DANIDA
DANIDA - Denmark’s development cooperation
UNICEF
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund