ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA XII COOPERATION WITH BODIES, INSTITUTIONS, NGOs AND THE CIVIL SECTOR 12.1. Co1operation with authorities and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina In addition to the ongoing cooperation that the Institution is conducting with the authorities and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina in monitoring the implementation of the Ombudsman's recommendations, a series of meetings were held in 2019 with representatives of a large number of local authorities and institutions in the areas that the Ombudsmen assessed as important for the situation and the exercise of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In order to implement the recommendations of the Institution regarding the Government of the Federation of BiH and its bodies, a working-consultative meeting was held with the Prime Minister of the Federation of BiH, Fadil Novalić. At the meeting, conclusions were reached on the concrete measures that will be taken to implement the recommendations made. 532 Regarding the problem of increased influx of irregular migrants that Bosnia and Herzegovina has encountered in recent years, a series of meetings and working visits have been held, namely: with the Director of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Galić and his closest associates 533; visits to the Field Office of the Aliens Affairs Office and the Field Office of the Border Police in Trebinje 534 visit to the Migrant Accommodation Center ''Ušivak'' in Hadžići 535, and visit to elementary school “9. Maj” in Hadžići 536. During 2019, a series of meetings were held at the Institution Headquarters in Banja Luka, notably the meetings with Assistant Minister of Justice of the Government of the Republika Srpska, Slobodan Zec, Vice-President of the Republika Srpska National Assembly, Senad Bratić, delegation of the Union of Police and Security Employees agencies of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. An enviable level of co-operation was also achieved with the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska, Minister of Health and Social Welfare in the Government of the Republika Srpska,, Alen Šeranić, Minister of Justice in the Government of the Republika Srpska, Anton Kasipović, and Minister of Family, Youth and Sports in the Government of the Republik,a Srpska,, Sonja Davidović, discussed different aspects of human rights protection. During these meetings, the interlocutors paid special attention to the situation in prisons, new legal proposals in 2019, as well as the establishment of alimony funds, and the Special Report on the State of Rights of Persons with Intellectual and Mental Disabilities in BiH. Certain subjects were also registered in the Institution, as well as issues related to cooperation within the competence and scope of functioning and work of institutions, especially in the segment of preparation of the Special Report on the state and problems encountered by the centers for social work in BiH. 537 Ombudsman Dr. Jasminka Džumhur with associates Ombudsman Prof. Dr. Ljubinko Mitrović, Ombudsman dr. Jasminka Džumhur, Ombudsman Nives Jukić 534 Ombudsman Dr. Jasminka Džumhur with associates 535 Ombudsman Dr. Jasminka Džumhur with associates 536 Ombudsman Dr. Jasminka Džumhur with associates 537 Ombudsman Prof. Dr. Ljubinko Mitrović 532 533 135