Sikap Bangladesh Dalam Menanggapi Program UNHCR “United Nations Joint Initiative” Terhadap Penanganan Pengungsi Rohingya (Periode 2006-2011)

Abstract

This research explains Bangladesh’s response about UNHCR’s “United Nations
Joint Initiative” in handling Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is now
home to 29.016 Rohingyas. The refugees has caused social and economic
problems for Bangladeshi goverment over 33 years. UNJI was proposed by
UNHCR to help Rohingyas and Bangladeshis. Bangladesh refused UNHCR
proposal because UNJI has caused security threat to the country of Bangladesh.
That UNJI provide assistance to Refugees without care about what will happend
to local people, it seen from the more dense the population, the strunggle for jobs,
and food shortages. That means UNJI did not fully resolved the facing problem in
Bangladesh.

Keywords: Bangladesh, Refugees, UNJI, Socio-Economy, Security.