On the 18th September 2011, the 5th Sarajevo's Half-Marathon with participation of many EUFOR and NATO HQ members took place. This year starting point was in front of the BBI center which was a novelty for Sarajevo’s Olympic half marathon. The distance of 21.6 kilometers (13.4 mi) through Sarajevo was a quite beautiful but also hard run for all of us. Congratulation to all finishers from my side! All runners who completed the half marathon received a medal, t-shirts and gifts from sponsors.

This year the race had a humanitarian character, because all revenue generated would be donated to the Association Centre for Creative Childhood, a charity which finances the schooling of children living in extremely difficult conditions across the country.

Read more: The Sarajevo Half Marathon 2011 – running for a good cause

The student’s projects were among the best ones entered in the last EUFOR School Competition, they are from the High School “Aleksa Šantić” from NEVESINJE, Gymnasium “Edhem Mulabdic” from MAGLAJ, and High school “Dr. Fra Slavko Barbarić” from ČITLUK.

Read more: Twelve students and three professors return from a EUFOR organised – Swiss sponsored trip to Switzerland on 5th September 2011

On the 2nd September 2011, a EUFOR helicopter based at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, carried out an emergency mission to transport a severely injured man from Bihac to Tuzla.

Read more: EUFOR Helicopter in Emergency Medical Mission

On the 18th August 2011, a EUFOR helicopter based at Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, carried out an emergency mission to transport a severely ill man from Bihac to Tuzla.

Read more: EUFOR Helicopter in Emergency Medical Mission

COM EUFOR laying a wreath together with Mr Renzo Daviddi, Acting Head of the EU Delegation.

During the Srebrenica commemoration on 11th July, EUFOR specialists supported the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina together with the organisers of the commemoration ceremony at the Potocari Memorial Centre. In particular, EUFOR provided landing zone co-ordination support for the helicopters from the BiH, Croatia and EUFOR operating out of temporary landing site in Bratunac.

Read more: EUFOR supports Srebrenica Commemorations

Among them from left to right: Mr. Predrag Lucic (DPA assistant), Mr. Vasilje Andrić, Mr. Sead Saric (DPA assistant), Mr. Gojko Vasic, Major General Bernhard Bair and Mr. Himzo Selimovic.

In order to support the BiH authorities regarding their preparations for the 16th commemoration in Srebrenica, Commander EUFOR and EUFOR staff members had a co-ordination meeting on the 4th of July in Bratunac with the representatives of the police agencies in BiH and the EUPM. Present at the meeting were Major General Bernhard Bair, COM EUFOR, the Director of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of BiH, Mr. Himzo Selimovic and RS Director of Police, Mr. Gojko Vasić and Head of the HQ for Security of Srebrenica 2011 Commemoration, Mr. Vasilje Andrić, with their respective staffs.

Read more: EUFOR air recce with police bodies ahead of Srebrenica anniversary