What we do
UNICEF works unflaggingly with partners to save children’s lives, defend their rights and help them fulfil their potential
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UNICEF was founded more than eighty years ago to meet the critical needs of children whose lives had been torn apart by World War II. UNICEF’s very first supply shipment, in August 1947, was for children in this country when it was part of Yugoslavia.
In 1993, UNICEF was one of the first two UN agencies to open an office in the country after it became an independent state. Initially, UNICEF provided emergency assistance to refugee children affected by the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over the following decades, our partnership with the country through both its development and times of crisis has brought positive change to generations of children.
Today, together with our partners, UNICEF continues working to ensure every child has a childhood, a future and a fair chance, while remaining ready to support the country in protecting children whenever emergencies arise.
