Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to experience high levels of youth unemployment, social exclusion and irregular youth migration. In response, UNV has joined UNDP, UNICEF, IOM and UNFPA to implement the Youth Employability and Retention Programme. Read

To provide the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a coherent framework for working with civil society actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina to better facilitate volunteerism and civic engagement, the UNV Field Unit for Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted a review and assessment of the civil society reports and needs assessments for Bosnia and Herzegovina released since 2008. This report sketches out some of the key characteristics of and challenges facing the civil society sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Hundreds of citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina got together to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5th. United Nations agencies, ministries, municipalities, towns, schools and NGOs around the country organized clean-ups, exhibitions and cultural events. Read

Bihać and Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Last month UNV Field Unit Bosnia and Herzegovina was excited to participate in the official opening of the Youth Employment & Information Centres – or CISOs – in Bihać and Prijedor, located in the northwest of the country. The opening of the first of 15 CISO centres marks an exciting new chapter in supporting young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina to overcome high rates of unemployment and secure the first step to better futures. Read

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: International Volunteer Day celebrations opened a window on the contributions and accomplishments of volunteers across Bosnia and Herzegovina, in areas such as the reduction of gender-based violence, environmental clean-up activities or the improvement of social service delivery. "Let’s recognize and support volunteers" / "Prepoznajmo i podržimo volontera" – with the explicit aim of initiating a national dialogue on the critical role that volunteerism plays in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to support the formal adoption and implementation of volunteer legislation, International Volunteer Day was celebrated in the country. Read