Increasing numbers of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are considering leaving the country without any intention of returning, according to a UN report published on Wednesday.
The survey by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) interviewed 5,000 young people earlier this year. It found that nearly half (47%) had been thinking about emigrating, with almost a quarter (24%) considering leaving permanently.
The country has a long tradition of emigration which has intensified over the last three decades in the wake of the conflict in the 1990s, the report says.
However, what had settled into "steady trends" of economic migration towards more developed countries, has now taken on a "new dimension", with "immense" consequences for
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