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- Title
"Voiceless and Stateless Rohingya Refugees: Competing Expectations Among NGOs in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh".
- Authors
Paarlberg, Afshan; Hawash, Ronia; Sriram, Shyam K.
- Abstract
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play a critical role in the response to human displacement yet face competing pressures. One ongoing site of displacement is among the 1.1 million Rohingya persons living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. NGOs are party to the ongoing humanitarian response yet operate under competing demands by multiple stakeholders. To what extent do NGOs meet the various expectations among different groups of Rohingya refugee beneficiary stakeholders? We used UNHCR survey data from 31 refugee sites in Cox's Bazar to empirically examine the relationship between demographic and socioeconomic indicators with satisfaction levels of service provision. We find that female refugees and head of household disability (difficulty seeing, hearing, walking, remembering, or communicating) are indicators that present the most significant differences; NGO responses more often overlook the priority needs of females and persons with disabilities when compared to other refugees, a response gap that reduces their satisfaction and potentially heightens these groups' vulnerabilities. Although UNHCR and NGOs face pressures from competing demands within beneficiary populations, they also have opportunities to develop refugee-centered policies and practices that are more responsive to vulnerable groups. Overall, this paper adds dimension to understanding of various refugee stakeholder perspectives within a camp setting.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; OFFICE of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; REFUGEES; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations; ROHINGYA (Burmese people); REFUGEE camps; PEOPLE with disabilities; SOCIOECONOMIC factors
- Publication
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 2024, Vol 35, Issue 3, p439
- ISSN
0957-8765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11266-023-00606-7