SARAJEVO, June 6 (Hina) - The UNHCR Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina said on Tuesday the number of refugees returning to pre-war homes in BH was increasing, despite their belonging to minority ethnic groups in the return areas. The
number of registered minority returns to BH continues to grow and has reached 11,455 since the beginning of the year, read a statement delivered to the media by Werner Blatter, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mission to BH. The total of minority returns UNHCR registered in April exceeded 4,000, while in April 1999 it was 3,483. Blatter said this was very encouraging, but that returns must correspond to reconstruction financing possibilities. The increasing resoluteness among refugees to return to pre-war homes is a direct challenge both to domestic authorities and the international community who together have to do more to ensure
SARAJEVO, June 6 (Hina) - The UNHCR Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina
said on Tuesday the number of refugees returning to pre-war homes in
BH was increasing, despite their belonging to minority ethnic
groups in the return areas.
The number of registered minority returns to BH continues to grow
and has reached 11,455 since the beginning of the year, read a
statement delivered to the media by Werner Blatter, head of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mission to BH.
The total of minority returns UNHCR registered in April exceeded
4,000, while in April 1999 it was 3,483.
Blatter said this was very encouraging, but that returns must
correspond to reconstruction financing possibilities.
The increasing resoluteness among refugees to return to pre-war
homes is a direct challenge both to domestic authorities and the
international community who together have to do more to ensure that
returnees have a roof over their heads before winter, said
Blatter.
(hina) ha mm