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SARAJEVO, April 20 (FENA) - Following the initiative of the Bihać City authorities and due to the need to establish additional accommodation for migrants and refugees who were stranded in different types of informal accommodation throughout the Una-Sana Canton, the emergency tent camp Lipa is ready to accommodate up to 1,000 persons following the finalization of the preparatory and construction works on site.
After the initial funding provided from the budget of the City of Bihać, the European Union and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided financial assistance to establish an isolation camp where the migrants and refugees, who have been previously without medical care, will be attended. This is particularly relevant because of the current situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Emergency tent camp Lipa is equipped with all necessary infrastructure to provide the beneficiaries with basic humanitarian needs in the form of accommodation, food, hygiene, sanitation and medical care.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) will implement project activities at the Lipa site in cooperation and under agreed measures with the Una -Sana Government, and in accordance with the approved EU and USAID funding, as a continuation of support to the local authorities and population.
The project “EU Support to Migration and Border Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina” is funded through an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) special measure and is implemented by the IOM in partnership with UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), stated the IOM.
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