Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina cca 4 million inhabitants Area 51.129 m2 Capital: Sarajevo

AUTHORITY LEVELS Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Republika Srpska District Brcko Federation of 2 cities 10 cantons 61 municipalities 78 municipalities In total there are 144 Local Self-government Units in BiH – 80 of them are in the Federation 2

Banja Luka SARAJEVO Brcko Mostar Bijeljina 1

Status of local –self government in the Federation of BiH Public administration reform is underway Strong presence and involvement of international organizations such as : OHR, OSCE, CoE, UNDP, EC , GAP Legal framework-legislative changes

Association of Cities and Municipalities in Federation of BiH We are in a process of building capacities of the Association Mission of the Association is to promote democratic and effective local self-government in accordance with principles of European charter for local self government Development of new and strengthening of existing services for the members/municipalities Activities related to achievement of self-sustainability Improvement of regional and international co-operation primarily through NALAS network

Web address: www.sogfbih.ba

www.sogfbih.ba