An Agenda for a Dignified and Sustainable Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh
f. The humanitarian community should connect regionally and internationally to inform
and strengthen efforts at securing responsibility-sharing and better protection
outcomes (including possible solutions) for stateless Rohingya refugees displaced
throughout the region and globe.
This should include pro-actively and systematically engaging existing processes (the Bali
Process, ASEAN, the Global Refugee Forum) to set the agenda, guide discussions and
influence outcomes.
g. The Strategic Executive Group and Inter-Sector Coordination Group should commission
an independent and consultative evaluation of the Rohingya refugee response in
Bangladesh.
Previous independent evaluations of the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh conducted
in 2018 provided valuable insights into the role of different agencies serving in the response
and made important recommendations to inform the response going forward. Many of the
findings remain valid even today. However, these evaluations did not assess and review the
inter-sectoral and collective humanitarian action in the Rohingya refugee response in
Bangladesh. Given that the context has significantly evolved with a few improvements and
many emerging gaps and challenges, there is a demonstrated need for an independent and
consultative evaluation of the overall response. Such an evaluation should assess the extent
to which the response is able to meet protection and assistance needs of refugees, highlight
lessons learnt, identify good practices and propose strategic and operational
recommendations that promote stronger complementarity among stakeholders.
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Humanitarian Coordination
a. The Strategic Executive Group and Inter-Sector Coordination Group should facilitate a
comprehensive review exercise to address complexity and gaps in humanitarian
coordination.
The review should be inclusive and involve consultation with all relevant stakeholders,
including in particular diverse voices within the Rohingya refugee community. It should
consider all existing networks and coordination structures, address perceptions of inclusion
and exclusion of specific actors, identify existing gaps and overlaps, and conflict or lack of
clarity among stakeholders. The review should:
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Seek to address and build on recommendations made by previous evaluations and review
processes.
Include a broad-based mapping and stakeholder analysis (UN agencies,
international/national/local NGOs, NGO networks, local authorities, groups among the
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