Since 2018. The European Union provided Bosnia and Herzegovina nearly 150m euros for migration management, in cooperation with IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF. Funds are intended for accommodation, health care, food, vulnerable groups and strengthening administrative capacity.
In the early stages of the Crisis IOM, he has established temporary reception centers across the country, and the opening of the TRC Lipa 2021 was marked the transition to the first central administration center. This has increased the reception capacity to 4,592 beds. In the Trc Blažuj, the largest center in BiH, in August 2025. Take over the Foreign Service.
IOM distributes one million meals per year on average, and migrants are enabled by equal access to health care through cooperation with centers in Sarajevo and Bihać, and hospitals in Sarajevo and Bihać. Gradually services such as food, hygiene and non-food items are transferred from international organizations to domestic institutions.
In addition, IOM supported the strengthening of border control through equipment, cadet training and employee accommodation, and infrastructure projects in the Una-Sana Canton and Sarajevo Canton for a better approach to public services and strengthening social cohesion.
In May 2025. Tripartite inter-ministerial working group for transition, thus further improving inter-ministerial cooperation and sets the basis for the Migration System in BiH, in line with the international standards and the needs of local communities, writes RTV elephant.
