Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)
D
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
UNOPS LICA6
Target Start Date
2024-09-01
Deadline for Applications
August 31, 2024
Terms of Reference
General Background
(Brief description of the national, sector-specific or other relevant context in which the individual contractor will operate)
Following the 2017 influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh, the number of registered refugees across 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar District is more than 984,000 as of the end of June 2024. Bangladesh is not a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Despite the lack of a normative framework, Bangladesh continues to demonstrate generosity in hosting the refugees on humanitarian grounds, where UNHCR and partners play a critical role in supporting the Government’s efforts to protect them. However, due to the absence of recognized legal status and the consequent absence of legal rights to formally engage in wage earning activities, it is estimated that 95% of the Rohingya refugee population is moderate to highly vulnerable and remains en...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people.
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