Publication: Improving Outcomes for Displaced Rohingya People and Hosts in Cox’s Bazar: Current Evidence and Knowledge Gaps
Date
2021-06-08
ISSN
Published
2021-06-08
Author(s)
Raza, Wameq Azfar
Zafar, Anushka Mehreen
Ahmed, Sheikh Naveed Uddin
Abstract
Since August 2017, more than 725,000
Displaced Rohingya People (DRP) have crossed into Bangladesh
from Rakhine State in Myanmar. The influx has resulted in a
protracted humanitarian crisis, as hundreds of thousands of
DRP have settled into largely makeshift camps in the Cox’s
Bazar (CXB) district. The DRP remain almost entirely reliant
on humanitarian assistance for food, shelter, education, and
healthcare. Bangladeshi host communities (HC) in the
affected areas faced difficult economic conditions before
2017, and the arrival of Rohingya may have exacerbated some
of these challenges. Currently, as the crisis in CXB extends
due to uncertain plans for Rohingya repatriation, a review
of available evidence is needed to inform the ongoing
humanitarian response and guide subsequent analytical
research on inclusive development outcomes for both DRP and
host communities. In addition to implementing humanitarian
programs in the Rohingya response, several organizations,
including the World Bank, are generating knowledge products
to improve the results of humanitarian action in CXB and
advance longer-term development goals. The literature
generated thus far is heterogeneous in approach, methods,
and quality. To date, no study exists that synthesizes the
findings from these studies to provide an overview for
policy makers and researchers. This paper aims to identify
knowledge gaps through a rapid evidence assessment of
literature on the CXB region, the DRPs, and the HC. By
mapping the current evidence and knowledge gaps around
improving outcomes for the DRP and HC, this paper intends to
provide national stakeholders, development agencies, and
their partners with a holistic picture of the analytical
work taking place on the ground and to indicate further
research that may be needed during the ongoing humanitarian
and development response.
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Citation
“Raza, Wameq Azfar; Zafar, Anushka Mehreen; Ahmed, Sheikh Naveed Uddin. 2021. Improving Outcomes for Displaced Rohingya People and Hosts in Cox’s Bazar: Current Evidence and Knowledge Gaps. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35807 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”