1997 is the second year of peace in Bosnia. Finding solutions for the refugees and displaced persons, she said, will be the key to the success of the overall peace plan. So far, only 250,000 have returned, mainly to majority areas. However, large-scale repatriation to majority areas is hampered by lack of accommodation, jobs and by landmines.
Local authorities refuse to allow returns to minority areas.
Houses and water supply systems have been rebuilt there and education and health services have been restored in close cooperation with the World Bank, the International Management Group and the European Commission, among other agencies. Information campaigns will be intensified and the registration process will be accelerated in host countries.