Bosnia and Herzegovina

National Roma Contact Point:

Mr Kemo SARAC
Assistant Minister for Human Rights
Trg BiH 1
71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone: +387 33 202 600
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.mhrr.gov.ba

Institutions in charge of Roma integration

ADVISORY MANDATE:
- National Minorities Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
- National Minorities Council of the Parliament of the Federation of BiH
- National Minorities Council of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
DECISION-MAKING MANDATE:
- Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1st level
- Roma Committee – 2nd level - one representative of each of the following:
- Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of BiH – 3rd level
- Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH
- Ministry of Security of BiH
- Ministry of Justice of BiH
- Ministry of Finance and Treasury of BiH
- Gender Equality Agency of BiH
- Labour and Employment Agency of BiH
- Directorate for European Integration of BiH
- Government of the Federation of BiH
- Government of Republika Srpska
- Government of Brčko District of BiH
- Roma organisations participating in the Roma Committee

IMPLEMENTATION MANDATE:
- Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of BiH – 3rd level of decision making (executive)
- Department for Protection of Rights and Cooperation with National and Other Minorities
IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS (GRANT IMPLEMENTERS)
- Employment:
  - Federal Employment Institute
  - Employment Institute of Republika Srpska
  - Employment Institute of Brčko District of BiH
- Housing:
  - Local self-government units
  - Social services centres
  - Federal Ministry of Physical Planning
  - Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of RS
  - Department of Displaced Persons, Refugees and Housing Issues and Department for Physical Planning and Property Affairs of the Government of Brčko District of BiH
- Health care:
  - Ministry of Health, Solidarity Fund and Institute for Public Health of FBiH
  - Ministry of Health and Social Protection and Institute for Public Health of RS
  - Department for Health and Other Services of the Government of Brčko District of BiH