to refugees. As part of this, the Serbian authorities grant citizenship and access to political, social, economic, and civil rights to all refugees and former refugees.24 In addition, the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration (SCRM) is providing housing support (see below) as well as support for the economic empowerment of refugees. Funds are planned and allocated on an annual basis in the State budget. According to the available data, in 2017, SCRM budgeted RSD 250,000,000 (approx. EUR 2,080,000) for housing projects (village houses and donation of building material) for refugees from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only a small part of that amount was spent on provision of livelihoods assistance. While Serbia adopted the National Strategy for Resolving Issues of Refugees and IDPs for the period from 2015 - 2020, its Action Plan, aimed at setting up concrete action points and corresponding time lines, still needs to be operationalized. UNHCR recommends that Serbia adopt the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy without further delay. Kosovo (S/RES/1244 (1999)): All 6 remaining refugees from Croatia, at the end of 2017, have expressed the wish to integrate locally. 5 of them enjoy the right to acquire multiple personal documents from different institutions and governments (e.g. Serbia, Croatia, Kosovo (S/RES/1244 (1999)) and they are well informed on this right. For the remaining one, a solution is being pursued through the naturalization process due to lack of personal documentation issued by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). According to legislation in force in Kosovo (S/RES/1244 (1999)), from 1999 to 2008, refugees have gained the right to register with UNMIK (as habitual residents) and receive UNMIK ID cards and travel documents. By doing so, they formally gain full rights as citizens and have access to public services. Further to this and based on post-2008 legislation, refugees have gained the right to acquire Kosovo (S/RES/1244 (1999)) “citizenship” and formally obtain full rights for access to public services, while retaining refugee status with the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration. b) Adequate housing The prospects and opportunities for local integration in the place of displacement are improving in the region, especially due to the continued implementation of the RHP. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 5,00025 refugees from Croatia have applied for housing within the RHP scheme. A total of 151 families from Croatia should benefit from RHP subprojects that have been approved. To date, 20 refugee families from Croatia have received construction material to build a house. Given their vulnerability, the competent Ministry in the Republika Srpska provided additional financial means to cover the cost of installation of those 24 25 Stipulated in Article 1 of the Law on Refugees in Serbia. A total of 1,550 families/5,208 persons originating from Croatia have applied for housing within the RHP. 18