News in English     | 04.03.2021. 17:58 |

UNHCR supports BiH authorities in identifying persons in need of protection

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO March 4 (FENA) - UNHCR completed yesterday a two-day training for Service for Foreigners' Affairs (SFA) staff involved in registration of people who intend to seek asylum in BiH as part of its capacity-building activities for partner institutions.

Co-funded by the European Union, this training aims to improve the SFA work on collecting more reliable and detailed information on people arriving irregularly to BiH at the time of registration and to conduct early identification of persons with international protection needs.

"The most common challenge of our inspectors conducting registration of persons who intend to seek asylum in BiH is the identification process, including identifying basic details such as country of origin. In this regard, today's training is beneficial, primarily because it will help us to more effectively identify people in mixed migration movements who are really in need of international protection and channel those who are not to appropriate solutions," said Mirsad Buzar, Deputy Director Foreign Affairs Services.

The training covered essential identity management principles and standards on data integrity, fraud mitigation, and information gathering techniques.

Through their feedback, participants agreed that all modules were of great importance, enabling them to become familiar with new interviewing methods, techniques and materials that could be used in their everyday work. The training also encouraged the exchange of information and experience among attendees.

Similar training will soon be held for the SFA field office staff in Bihać and Tuzla.

These activities are funded by the European Union Service for Foreign Policy Instruments within the project "Addressing COVID-19 Challenges within the Migrant and Refugee Response in the Western Balkans", UNHCR announced. 

(FENA) A. B.

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