Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Helping Roma mothers raise healthy, educated children
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8 March 2007 - Deep-seated discriminatory practices persist in southeastern Europe against nearly 1 million Roma children in the region, according to a new UNICEF report that seeks to raise awareness of the extent to which these children suffer from social exclusion.

Hoping for important decisions: The Second Intergovernmental Conference on Making Europe and Asia Fit for Children
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 May 2004—Hosted by the Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of Germany, the Second Intergovernmental Conference on Making Europe and Central Asia Fit for Children, 13-15 May, focused on five areas for priority action: investing in children; children moving across borders; violence against children; social exclusion; and cities fit for children.

Roma children in Sarajevo receive a special guest at school
SARAJEVO, Bosnia, 13 May 2004—When the school bell rang at Djemaludin Causavic elementary in Sarajevo this morning, there was a new and illustrious student in attendance.