Bosnia and Herzegovina Fact-Sheet – December 2020
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529 migrants and asylum-seekers arrived irregularly in BiH in December, including 10 unaccompanied or separated children (UASC), according to authorities. The total number of arrivals in 2020 is 16,150, while 69,413 arrivals have been recorded since the start of the mixed movement in January 2018.
470 persons (89%) arriving in December expressed an intention to seek asylum with the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs (SFA). In 2020, 15,139 (94%) persons were issued an attestation on their intention to seek asylum (AISA), although only 244 asylum claims were registered.
11 asylum claims were registered in December, representing 11 cases (3 UASC and 8 single men), of which 9 were conducted in UNHCR’s Information Centre in Sarajevo.
Migrants at Lipa get meals regularly, equipping of military tents has started
The preparation of the plot with the military tents of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the temporary accommodation of these people has begun H. J. I. / Fena
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Migrants at Lipa get meals regularly, equipping of military tents has started
Migrants and refugees have been a little calmer in recent days
Foto: Fena
Volunteers of the Red Cross of the City of Bihać and the Una-Sana Canton (USC) continue to distribute meals for more than 900 migrants and refugees at the Lipa camp near Bihać.
-We continue to distribute two daily meals. For today’s first meal we shared boiled eggs, canned fish, hot tea, oranges and five liters of water. The situation is definitely a little better, thanks to the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs of B&H and our police officers, who have finally established some order here. I must also mention the significant help of non-governmental and huma