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Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University, Green Delta Aims Tower (13th floor) 51-52 Mohakhali C/A Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
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Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University, Green Delta Aims Tower (13th floor) 51-52 Mohakhali C/A Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
01759750557
[email protected]
The research explored how an ad hoc governance approach has impacted refugees and humanitarian organisations in Cox’s Bazar.
Background: Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University in partnership with The Asia Foundation, undertook an analysis of governance and decision-making surrounding the refugee response, with a particular focus on the sporadic and often opaque ways that refugee camp policies are developed and communicated to camp residents. The research unearthed an ‘ad hoc’ system of governance mechanisms used by the Bangladesh government, and their uneven implementation, which have significant impacts on the everyday lives of refugees and on the work of humanitarian responders. The study employed qualitative approaches to analyse directives issued by the Bangladesh government and their implementation and impacts on refugees’ lives. A desk review, including newspaper articles and public comments from government officials, was used to identify knowledge gaps in Bangladesh’s existing policy and decision-making structures and their influence (or lack thereof) on overall refugee governance and key stakeholders. These identified gaps constituted the avenues for subsequent primary data collection. Researchers also collected as many written policy directives related to the Rohingya response in Bangladesh as possible. Findings, conclusions, and recommendations in this report are drawn from the desk-based research, a review of the collected directives, and an analysis of data collected through interviews with Rohingya refugees and individuals working on the refugee response in Bangladesh.
The project, with a duration from April 2022 to March 2023, is in partnership with The Asia Foundation as part of the Cross-Border Conflict: Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) programme. For communication and further details, please reach out to Tasnia Khandaker Prova (Lead, Climate Research) at CPJ, BRAC University ([email protected]).
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