Victims and witnesses of aggression and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina are particularly concerned about potential violations of the ICTY Statute by its president Mr. Theodor Meron. We wish to emphasize that judges must remain objective and independent in their decision making process.

Ms. Power began her career as a journalist for the Boston Globe covering the Yugoslav wars of the 1990's and has stated that "I have seen UN aid workers enduring shellfire to deliver food to the people of Sudan, yet I've also seen UN peacekeepers fail to protect the people of Bosnia. As the most powerful and inspiring country on this Earth, we have a critical role to play in insisting that the institution meet the necessities of our time. It can do so only with American leadership."

This judgment humiliates the victims of aggression and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it is an insult to peace, truth and justice. It is illogical that the heads of units responsible for the planned proven criminal actions had no knowledge of these systematic plans.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a country that is rich in natural resources and UNEP has focused its support to ensure that BiH creates economic growth and sustainable livelihoods for all of its citizens. In addition, BiH has a well-established tradition and culture that is based on helping fellow citizens. Gathering around the table and sharing food with others is an important aspect of BiH's culture. In solidarity with those values, BiH's message for the WED celebration is: Because we care: we share!

I am proud to support Worldwide White Armband Day—part of a global campaign to stop genocide denial.
On May 31st 1992, the authorities in Prijedor, a town in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina, ordered all non-Serbs to mark their houses with white flags or sheets and to wear a white armband if they left their houses.

In May of 2012, the Prijedor police banned a public gathering commemorating the brutal murder of 266 women and children that occurred in Prijedor during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. In addition, Prijedor's municipal assembly passed a directive to criminally persecute human rights activist from Prijedor, and the local police continues to implement these decisions with vigor.

Victims of the genocidal campaign carried out in Prijedor have not received any acknowledgement of their suffering from the municipal authorities to this day. The mayor of Prijedor Marko Pavic and the local government refuse to publicly acknowledge any of the crimes committed in the municipality, despite presence of numerous judgments by international and domestic courts.

Today, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - a body of the United Nations established to prosecute serious crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia - convicted six Bosnian Croat political and military leaders for war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.

The objective of this joint criminal enterprise was to politically and militarily subjugate, permanently remove and ethnically cleanse Bosniaks from parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina which have been declared “Herceg-Bosna”, and that these areas were to be a part of the Croatian state, or to be declared a state within Bosnia and Herzegovina (based on the Republic of Srpska model).

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found Jadranko Prlic, Bruno Stojic, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoje Petkovic, Valentin Coric and Berislav Pusic guilty on Wednesday of taking part in a joint criminal enterprise aimed at forcibly removing Bosniaks from territories under Bosnian Croat control during wartime in an attempt to create a ‘Greater Croatia’.

Leavor says that the congregation was considering selling the building out of desperation, but enough members were opposed to that idea. Instead, a new Friends of the Synagogue organization was founded, offering concerned citizens – both Jews and non-Jews alike – membership for 60 GBP a year. In turn, they received invitations to social events at Hanukkah and on other festive occasions.

On May 31st 1992, the Bosnian Serb authorities in Prijedor, a town in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina, issued a decree for all non-Serbs to mark their houses with white flags or sheets and to wear a white armband if they were to leave their houses.

A high level participation is expected, as President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu are among those invited. Alongside Turkish leaders, key figures from various organizations including Arab League Secretary-General Nebil El Arabi;

Bayrampaşa Belediyesi, 12 Balkan ülkesinin katılımıyla Balkan Gençlik Formu düzenliyor. 16-19 Mayıs tarihleri arasında Bayrampaşa’da gerçekleştirilecek forumda Balkan gençleri ve Bayrampaşalı gençler bir araya gelecek.