Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eastern Europe
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Capital Sarajevo
Population 4.6 million
Life Expectancy 78.5
Access to clean water n/a
Adult Literacy 96.7%
Under five mortality 9.1 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $6,500
Our Joint Programmes
Securing Access to Water through Institutional Development and InfrastructureTo address the objectives of this thematic window within the context of BH, the proposed joint program must focus on 3 levels of stakeholders: the rights holders (the citizenry), the service providers (utilities), and the duty-bearers (governments). The general problems in the area of water supply require a program addressing the issues of public participation in decision making, capacities, and monitoring and analysing data at multiple levels.
Mainstreaming environmental governance: linking local and national action in Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe proposed programme to be jointly implemented by FAO, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO and UNV will address and overcome barriers to delivering environmental services and management at the local level in BiH. Interventions centre around providing capacity for developing Local Environmental Action Plans for 40 municipalities, providing seed funding for local service delivery priorities, raising the awareness and national level support for environmental action through an environmental innovation fund, and systems for capturing environmental data.
BiH Youth Employability and Retention ProgrammeThe employment situation for young people in Bosnia Herzegovina is challenging. The country is still marked by the residual tensions of war and the transition economy is below potential. Although employment prospects are becoming more favourable, the large number of employed youth is both a challenge and an unutilised resource for development.
Improving Cultural Understanding in Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe joint programme, Improving Cultural Understanding in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is designed to improve cross-cultural understanding in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and promote the country’s unique multicultural identity.
IN THE NEWS
MDG-F helps provide access to safe water in Bosnia-Herzegovina
UNDP and local authorities sign MOU for partnership in northern Bihac municipality.
MDG-F program will train 9,000 Bosnian youth in job skills
Youth unemployment is a crucial issue facing Bosnia Herzegovina: nearly 60% of young people there are out of work. CNN reports on an MDG-F -funded program to give unemployed Bosnian youth the skills they need to get and keep a job.
Reconstruction of three religious monuments - symbols of multiculturalism supported by MDGF Culture and Development Programme
Memorandum of Understanding for support of rehabilitation of three valuable cultural heritage sites of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ferhadija Mosque of Banja Luka, the Orthodox Cathedral of Mostar and Franciscan Monastery of Plehanas, has been signed by Yuri Afanasiev, UN resident Coordinator, highest representatives of BiH, entity and religious institutions.
