On 25 July 2007, Mr. Andre Lys, Charge d’Affaires of the Delegation of the European Commission to BiH, travelled to Srebrenica and Vlasenica to attend the signing ceremonies with beneficiaries of the SUTRA Housing Reconstruction Programme in these municipalities.
SUTRA PLOD is a co-funded initiative implemented by UNDP, for which the following funding has been secured:
- European Union –4 million Euro
- BiH Return Fund –2 million Euro
- UNDP –200,000 Euro
- UNHCR –256,000 Euro
- Partner municipalities –569,000 Euro
- TOTAL –7.025 million Euro
The municipalities of Srebrenica and Vlasenica have provided 128,000 Euro and 77,000 Euro respectively to support the reconstruction of 27 houses in each municipality. The housing reconstruction will be accompanied by sustainability measures which support the return process.
Other municipalities included in SUTRA PLOD are Gorazde, Drvar, Sipovo, Mostar City, Bosanski Brod, Derventa, Bosansko Grahovo, Zvornik, Doboj and Travnik. The municipalities themselves will lead the implementation of the reconstruction activities. Refugee return is a sector in which the BiH authorities have successfully assumed ownership of the process.
