Mandate
The Department of Peace and Solidarity is committed to advancing human security, reconciliation, and social cohesion in regions affected by displacement, conflict, and identity-based tensions. Its mandate is to foster peaceful coexistence, dignity, and solidarity, particularly in contexts where forced migration, statelessness, and radicalization challenge regional stability
In the Bay of Bengal region, the department prioritizes the Rohingya refugee crisis as a pressing humanitarian and security issue, while also working on deradicalization and community resilience to prevent cycles of extremism and violence.
Strategic Focus Areas
1. Rohingya Refugee Crisis and Human Security
- Conduct research and advocacy on the plight of the Rohingya people in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and across the region
- Support durable solutions: safe repatriation, regional resettlement, and improved camp governance
- Highlight the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus, ensuring refugees are integrated into host community resilience planning
- Strengthen access to education, healthcare, and livelihoods to reduce vulnerability and dependency.
2. Deradicalization and Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE)
- Research the drivers of radicalization among marginalized and displaced populations, including youth.
- Develop community-based deradicalization programs focused on education, vocational training, and psycho-social support.
- Partner with religious leaders, educators, and civil society to counter extremist narratives with peace and solidarity messaging.
- Promote digital literacy and media monitoring to reduce online radicalization risks.
3. Social Cohesion and Community Solidarity
- trengthen peaceful relations between refugee populations and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and beyond.
- romote dialogue initiatives to counter prejudice, mistrust, and resentment.
- mpower women and youth as agents of peacebuilding.
- Integrate refugees into local resilience programs (climate adaptation, disaster management, livelihood diversification).
4. Regional and Global Policy Advocacy
- Engage ASEAN, BIMSTEC, IORA, and the UN system to push for diplomatic solutions to the Rohingya crisis.
- Provide policy briefs to international forums on statelessness, forced migration, and peacebuilding.
- Promote international responsibility-sharing in line with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR).
Core Activities
Research & Publications
- Annual “Peace and Solidarity Index” for displaced and stateless populations in the Bay of Bengal region.
- Policy briefs on deradicalization, refugee protection, and host community resilience.
- Case studies on the Rohingya crisis as a test of regional solidarity.
Capacity Building
- Training programs for NGOs, camp managers, and local governments on conflict-sensitive humanitarian response.
- Fellowship programs for youth from refugee and host communities to engage in peacebuilding projects.
Dialogue & Advocacy Platforms
- Establish a Rohingya Peace and Solidarity Forum to bring together refugee voices, host communities, and policymakers.
- Organize interfaith and intercultural dialogues on tolerance and reconciliation.
Pilot Projects
- Education and skills programs for Rohingya youth focused on peace education and livelihood resilience.
- Women-led initiatives for peacebuilding and deradicalization in refugee camps.
- Community media and storytelling programs to amplify refugee voices and counter hate speech.
Expected Impact
Rohingya refugees gain greater access to rights, education, and livelihoods, reducing vulnerabilities.
Young people are empowered with opportunities, hope, and constructive narratives of peace.
Improved relations between refugees and host communities prevent localized tensions.
Regional and international bodies adopt more robust, coordinated responses to displacement crises.
Bangladesh and Bay of Bengal states become leaders in demonstrating humanitarian peacebuilding models.
Flagship Initiatives (Illustrative)
Integrating humanitarian aid with long-term development and peace.
Deradicalization and empowerment of refugee and host community youth.
Storytelling, dialogue, and media literacy campaigns to counter hate and promote peace.
A Bay of Bengal platform advocating durable solutions for displaced and stateless people.
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