In 2023, UNHCR and IOM will continue co-leading the Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh and the regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP) for refugees and migrants from Venezuela. In addition, IOM will continue leading the inter-agency Migrant Response Plan for the Horn of Africa and Yemen (MRP). The three plans cover 22 countries.
Bangladesh has generously provided safety to Rohingya refugees from Myanmar for several decades, most notably in the aftermath of the events of August 2017. Moving into the sixth year of the crisis, the Government of Bangladesh and 59 JRP partners will continue providing critical support in an increasingly resource-strained environment, ensuring protection and assistance for Rohingya refugees and vulnerable host communities.
According to the Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis published in October 2022, the vulnerability of refugees and migrants from Venezuela has increased due to the spiraling cost of living, fallout from the COVID-19 emergency, lack of documentation, the widespread irregular status of refugees and migrants, and very high unemployment rates. This has set back efforts made in previous years to rebuild their lives and integrate in host societies across the region.
Therefore, in 2023, 228 RMRP partners (including 208 civil-society actors, 46 of which are refugee- and migrant-led organizations) will continue to support host Governments in assisting refugees and migrants from Venezuela and host-community members in the region. RMRP partners will ensure the provision of balanced responses, focusing on immediate humanitarian and protection assistance, as well as interventions that bridge the humanitarian-development-peace nexus by responding to the longer-term resilience and integration needs of affected populations and host communities.
MRP partners will prioritize life-saving assistance and protection to migrants and host communities throughout the Eastern migratory route, while also addressing the root causes of migration and ensuring safe return and social cohesion among migrants and communities in the Horn of Africa and Yemen. In support of Governments’ efforts, the MRP 2023 will provide a strategic framework to ensure a whole-of-community approach, particularly in areas also impacted by the ongoing drought, which is foreseen to impact migration and host communities’ ability to support migrants along the route.
Answering to the needs of affected populations at country and regional levels, the 2023 JRP, RMRP and MRP ensure that people are at the centre of the response, while focusing on localizing their programming. These plans include cross-cutting priorities, including the incorporation of age, gender and diversity; environmental concerns and mitigation strategies; prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse; centrality of protection; the empowerment of communities; and accountability towards affected populations.
Medellin, Colombia
A Venezuelan family receive their Temporary Protection Permits, allowing them to stay in Colombia for 10 years.
IOM/Daniela Miranda
