UNHCR STARTS BUILDING HOUSES IN GORAZDE

SARAJEVO, June 10 (Hina) - The UN High Commission for Refugees would this week begin with the reconstruction of 104 houses in the Gorazde area (eastern BH) to accommodate refugees from this area currently situated in Sarajevo, UNHCR spokesman Ariane Quentier told reporters in Sarajevo on Tuesday. The prefab houses, each worth 12,000 German marks, would be erected by a Bosnian company, while the project was financed by the Swedish Rescue Service Organization, in cooperation with the Sarajevo and Gorazde cantonal authorities, Quentier said. She added that the first 52 houses would be built in the district of Focanska Jabuka, at the entrance to the "corridor" which connects Gorazde with the rest of the Bosnian Federation. The remaining houses would be erected in Praca. Today, Quentier also announced that UNHCR intended to improve bus lines between Drvar, western BH, and the rest of the country. A regular line for buses with UNHCR plates would be established next week from Drvar towards central BH, she said, adding that the existing line connecting Drvar with Banja Luka would travel to Bosansko Grahovo and Livno in south western BH. (hina) ha mm 101437 MET jun 97