Official Twitter account of @UNMigration in Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦. Chief of Mission @David_Womble Promoting safe, regular and dignified migration.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
Our future depends on working together for peace, development and human rights.
On #UNDay, @UN SG @antonioguterres calls on countries to renew their commitment to dialogue over division, cooperation over confrontation, and solidarity over fear.
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Migrant workers are increasingly shaping BiH’s labour market. Access to information, rights and inclusion are key to recognising their contributions.
In the @IOMDevFund Newsletter, IOM explores how migrant workers can be seen, heard and valued.
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IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
🎗️The UN team in 🇧🇦 proudly joined this year’s #RaceForTheCure!
Every step helps support breast cancer prevention and care. We walk and run in solidarity with survivors and everyone affected by breast cancer. 💗
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
How much do we know about women on the move in Europe and Central Asia, their needs and potential, as well as the threats they face?
These and many other questions are addressed in the study Women on the Move in Europe and Central Asia, presented today by UN Women and IOM.
More than 2,500 runners. One finish line. Many different journeys.
At the Sarajevo Half Marathon, IOM and NGO Marathon Sarajevo brought sport and migration together, celebrating movement, inclusion and the connections built along the way.
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IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
What if we looked at movement differently?
Every journey leaves something behind. Every journey brings something back.
Because what moves us is never just the distance we travel.
#WhatMovesUs
What we carry shapes what we create.
For the second year, IOM joined #SarajevoFilmFestival &Talents Sarajevo to explore how mobility, belonging and diaspora shape creativity, & build bridges across borders.
Because stories, like people, cross borders.
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IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
Behind every number is a survivor rebuilding their life.
Since 2022, IOM has supported more than 3,500 survivors of trafficking for forced criminality from over 39 countries through recovery, safe return and reintegration.
Together, we can #EndHumanTrafficking.
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
Migration routes grew more dangerous even as irregular arrivals fell along several routes in early 2026.
New @DTM_IOM data show how a range of factors reshaped migration journeys across regions, increasing risks for people on the move.
Read more 👇iom.int/Z8R
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
Recovery is rarely a journey taken alone.
In the TRC Blažuj, one small act of kindness became the first step towards helping Zain rebuild his life. A reminder that sometimes, the people walking beside us can make all the difference.
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#WhatMovesUs
🌍 Migration is never just one story. In his #WhyIOMmatters op-ed, @iombih Chief of Mission @David_Womble reflects on migration in 🇧🇦 & the Western Balkans - from protection and borders to labour mobility, diaspora, youth and demographics. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9vz6bd
Dino and Alan left 🇧🇦 for work abroad, promised good jobs, permits & fair pay.
Instead, their passports were taken, contracts were invalid, wages never came.
Verify offers. Know your rights.
#EndHumanTrafficking
➡️ Read their story: tinyurl.com/yuvf2fzm
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
Fake job offers can lead to human trafficking.
Promises of high pay, vague job descriptions or being asked to travel on a tourist visa are all warning signs.
@IOMchief explains what to look out for. #EndHumanTrafficking
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
The job looked perfect.
That was the first warning sign.
Ahead of #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking on 30 July, here are 4 red flags that could help you spot a fraudulent job offer to help #EndHumanTrafficking
Knowledge travels. So does experience.
At the Summer School on 🇧🇦's EU Accession Negotiations, diaspora experts and local professionals are inspiring the next generation of EU practitioners.
Organized by the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Law with IOM & @AICS_Tirana support.
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
Sometimes, recovery begins with people.
When one man arrived at a reception centre in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he couldn’t care for himself.
Through small acts of kindness, from fellow migrants and support teams, he found his way back.
➡️ Read his story: bit.ly/4aPPuWy
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
Every migration journey begins with something that moves us.
Changing the conversation on migration starts by looking beyond borders and seeing the people, stories and aspirations that shape every journey.
#WhatMovesUs
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
When Natalia moved to Belgrade, she brought the taste of childhood with her, and found a community to share it with.
Because what we carry is often what connects us.
Read her full story: bit.ly/3T30dXs
#WhatMovesUs
IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina retweeted
They survived the #Srebrenica genocide. Today, they keep its memory.
“The Memory Keepers of Srebrenica” follows three survivors working at @SrebrenicaMC, preserving facts and truth in the face of denial.
Watch⬇️#RememberSrebrenica @UNOSAPG @UN
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Today, on the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, we stand with survivors and their families.
Remembering means preserving the truth, rejecting genocide denial, and fostering mutual understanding and reconciliation. #NeverAgain
