DRC present since:
1992
Staff on location:
75
Displaced population:
3,500
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 83,924 registered arrivals to the country detected by authorities in BiH between January 2018 and October 2021. 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 an active part in humanitarian coordination mechanisms and is co-leading the National Outreach Working Group.
Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina raise nearly 1,000 Euros for DRC to help Ukrainian and other refugee children.
Border Monitoring Factsheet - June 2022
Border Monitoring Factsheet - June 2022
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - February 2022
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - January 2022
Border Monitoring Factsheet - January 2022
January 2022
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - December 2021
Border Monitoring Factsheet - December 2021
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - October 2021
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - August 2021
Border Monitoring Factsheet - August 2021
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - July 2021
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - June 2021
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - April 2021
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Border Monitoring Factsheet - March 2021
Border Monitoring Factsheet - March 2021
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Border Monitoring Bi-Monthly Snapshot - January & February 2021
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Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - December 2020
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Border Monitoring Monthly Snapshot - December 2019
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Situation Report COVID-19 - 1 August 2022
Situation Report COVID-19 - 1 August 2022
August 2022
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Health-seeking behavior of people on the move in BiH
Health-seeking behavior of people on the move in BiH
May 2022
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Pushbacks at the EU's external borders
Pushbacks at the EU's external borders
November 2021
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Success story - SOP for prevention of COVID19 transmission
Success story - SOP for prevention of COVID19 transmission
February 2021
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Infographics - We are there
Infographics - We are there
October 2020
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Infographics - Winter is coming
Infographics - Winter is coming
October 2020
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Infographics - COVID-19 Response
Infographics - COVID-19 Response
November 2020
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Infographics - Pediatric Activities since June 2020
Infographics - Pediatric Activities since June 2020
November 2020
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DRC Rapid Needs Assessment - Outreach Response
DRC Rapid Needs Assessment - Outreach Response
September 2020
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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
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Situation Report COVID-19 - 12 OCT 2020
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PRAB II: Doors Wide Shut
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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.