DFID in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.
DFID has been active in Bosnia and Herzegovina since early 1990s when it provided much needed post conflict assistance. Nowadays, DFID supports key reforms in public administration, public finance management, aid coordination and effectiveness, social inclusion and conflict prevention. We have provided more than £82 million of reconstruction aid and technical assistance.
The DFID BiH office within the British Embassy BiH will formally close on 11 February 2011. DFID formally communicated the decision to close the BiH programme at the Donor Coordination Forum (DCF) held on 12 May 2009, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury BiH.
The decision to close the DFID BiH office does not indicate a setback in the bilateral relationship but a move forward, towards a new basis for it. The UK/BiH relations are excellent and the UK will continue to support BiH on its road to EU integration.
DFID will continue to support BiH through multilateral programmes such as the European Commission’s Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) and the World Bank’s country assistance strategy. We will also continue to support the work of the World Bank, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and the United Nations.
In 2008-2011 DFID will be providing through it’s bilateral programme approximately £11 million worth of assistance.
