The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) entered Bosnia 13 years ago to help refugees from the 1992-1995 Balkan War resettle. Until recently, UMCOR’s headquarters took up an entire wing of an office building on the outskirts of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. But now its offices are almost empty and no one answers the phone. After spending more than $133.4 million on projects such as building homes and extending microgrants to refugees, UMCOR is leaving the…

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