Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year 2018 - 2020
Type of Measure Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Brief Description


The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Government enacted a 2018-2020 action plan (AP) for the implementation of the Strategy for Prevention and Elimination of Domestic Violence (2013-2017) which guarantees a continuity of strategic and comprehensive action in the field of prevention, elimination and action in cases of domestic violence. Certain activities holders referred to in the AP for the Strategy implementation; plan the activities towards the realisation of the strategy in the document of framework budget and annual institutional work plans. Therefore the planned activities become part of public policies and provide for consistency with other relevant regulations, establishing the system of sustainability and action continuity. Also, the Strategy implementation provides for donor funds as a support for the realisation of certain activities in accordance with programmes of international organisations that are in accordance with strategic action of the FBiH Government. 

Source of Information

Bosnia and Herzegovina's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.19