United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-05-05 monographic deposited born digital 131 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-132 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132 P0b002ee180389123 f:ns97132 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132 NSIAD-97-132 Federal aid to foreign countries International organizations Elections Military intervention International agreements Foreign governments NATO military forces Economic development War crimes International cooperation Bosnia Priority Reconstruction Program General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegonia (Dayton Agreement) Herzegonia Bosnian Serb Republic AID Emergency Shelter Program DOD Operation Deny Flight DOD Operation Provide Promise Chapter Report NSIAD

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the implementation of the Bosnia peace operation, focusing on: (1) the progress made in achieving the operation's four key objectives since the operation began in December 1995; and (2) U.S. costs and commitments in support of the operation.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) the Bosnia peace operation has helped Bosnia take important first steps toward the Dayton Agreement's goals; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led military forces have created and sustained an environment that allows the peace process to move forward and Bosnians to return to normal life; (3) the cease-fire has held, general security has improved, and some progress has been made in establishing political and economic institutions; (4) transition to an effective multiethnic government had not occurred; (5) Bosnia remains politically and ethnically divided, freedom of movement across ethnic boundaries is still very constrained, and economic activity is still at a low level; (6) the limited progress to date has been due principally to the failure of the political leaders of Bosnia's three major ethnic groups to embrace political and social reconciliation and to fulfill their obligations under the Dayton Agreement; (7) the Bosnian people are more secure than before the Dayton Agreement; (8) nonetheless, the Bosnian Serb political leaders have not fully lived up to arms reduction agreements, little progress has been made in reforming police forces so that they operate in accordance with democratic policing standards, and the Department of State believes an international military force is still the only deterrent to major hostilities; (9) a unified, democratic state that respects the rule of law and adheres to international standards of human rights has yet to be achieved; (10) although national and entity-level elections were held, most institutions intended to unify Bosnia's ethnic groups are not yet functioning; (11) moreover, according to human rights reports, the human rights situation worsened in the months after the election, particularly in Bosnian Serb-controlled areas, and ethnic intolerance remained strong throughout Bosnia; (12) the executive branch initially estimated that U.S. military and civilian participation in Bosnia would cost $3.2 billion through fiscal year 1997; (13) the total estimated cost for U.S. participation in the operation has since risen to $7.7 billion; (14) economic conditions have improved somewhat since the end of the war; (15) people generally have been unable to return to their prewar homes; (16) some State and Department of Defense officials said that based on current conditions, they believe some type of international military force will* https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-132 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-132 Chapter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-132; Bosnia Peace Operation: Progress Toward Achieving the Dayton Agreement's Goals; Federal aid to foreign countries International organizations Elections Military intervention International agreements Foreign governments NATO military forces Economic development War crimes International cooperation Bosnia Priority Reconstruction Program General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegonia (Dayton Agreement) Herzegonia Bosnian Serb Republic AID Emergency Shelter Program DOD Operation Deny Flight DOD Operation Provide Promise Title 10 Section 127a 10 U.S.C. 127a Title 22 Section 2321j 22 U.S.C. 2321j Public Law 104-107 Public Law 104-122 Public Law 104-208