Introduction

War and peace are different sides of the same coin. There cannot exist order before the ravaging effects of a war calm down. After the dust caused by war settles, victims of war must receive immediate foreign aid. It is easier to deliver the international assistance in an area with peace as compared to a location with chaos. Peace brings about stability, which in turn gives ample time for supplies to reach their intended place. This paper will look into the Rohingya crisis and evaluate in detail the negative and positive impacts that war and peace have on the disbursement of foreign aid In Bangladesh. It will explore specific actions leaders in Bangladesh took with the help of the international support they got from well-wishers and donors (Ibrahim, 2016).

Origin of the crisis Rohingya

Rohingya is a minority ethnic group in Myanmar. Moreover, they are 1 million in number. This number represents the majority Muslim group in Myanmar with many of them living in Rakhine state. Despite being majority Muslim group, in a country dominated by Buddhists authorities, they face discrimination. In fact, the government, which consists mainly of Buddhists, denies Rohingya rights such as citizenship, and excluded them from 2014 national census (Ibrahim, 2016) .The government, perceives them as immigrants from Bangladesh. The immigrants moved into Myanmar in droves around the 1970s and made it their home. Furthermore, recently Rohingya gradually started walking back into Bangladesh due to the discrimination they faced from the Buddhists. Before the most recent attacks, a majority of Rohingya migrated out of Myanmar to escape from the violence and abuse from security authorities. The main reason Rohingya moved out of Myanmar was due to the anticipation of retaliation from the Buddhists after they burnt 30 police post (Svensson, & Wallenstein, 2010). True to their intuition, police officers instructed by Buddhists chased after them and burnt their villages and killed some of them in a violent. The attack as claimed lives of many Rohingya. At least an estimated 6700 men and women died. Out of the 6700,730 were children (Svensson, & Wallenstein, 2010). Amnesty International declared that Myanmar military tortured and raped women.

The negative and positive impacts that war and peace have on the disbursement of foreign aid in the crisis Rohingya

The foreign assistance consists of any help regarding finances, military or technical support that comes mostly from a developed country. It is meant to assist the country return to normalcy after an eruption of chaos or refugees who escaped into a nearby state after violence; in this case, Bangladesh is the country victim of Rohingya pursued amnesty (Svensson, & Wallenstein, 2010).

Bangladesh played a crucial role in hosting Rohingya Muslim minorities. As the host country, people of Bangladesh allowed victims of the Rohingya crisis to cross into their country. Although people overlook the contribution of host countries, the nation often set a precedent that in turn allows other nations to send of foreign aid into the area. Furthermore, the whole country corporates with foreign aid donors and enables these supplies to reach the victims. For instance, the Bangladesh officials allowed countries to send in essentials to the victims of the Rohingya crisis. A state that decides to host refugees gives the foundational basis for other aids to reach the victims (Farzana, 2017).

Additionally, during wars provides the good platform that harbors creative measures that cater to the vital matters at hand. This measures and mitigation result in peace and better methods of solving issues. Mitigations are also a form of foreign aid as they help to calm the situation down. For instance, when Rohingya victims ran for help in Bangladesh, the world had to combine efforts and look into their condition and at the same time finds solutions to their problems by delivering food, clothes, and medical care to the victims. This often leads to better standards of living than the usual way the victims are familiar with in their daily exists (Ibrahim, 2016).

On the other side during peace, facilitates movement of aid from one place to another. First, order brings about stability. Consequently, it brings political sustainability and gives a chance for conflict resolution. In Bangladesh, peace enabled the government to look into the situation and involved third parties such as the United Kingdom and America to discuss on the way forward (Farzana, 2017).

Actions taken by Bangladesh using foreign aid received

Indian leaders took the initiative and used the foreign assistance to contain the Rohingya crisis originating from Myanmar. The issue may not directly upset India presently, but it may indirectly affect them shortly (Human, 2016).This prompted the leaders to take measures that would resolve the issues. In addition, the leaders feared that the conflict might cross over to India. Thus, they had to ensure they safeguard the security of the victims and at the same time try to resolve the issue just to prevent it from spilling over into their borders. Therefore, it was a common interest to address the issue using resources they got from donors. The first thing the leaders of Bangladesh did was designate an area where women and children could spend their night while recovering from the violent ordeal (Farzana, 2017).

 The impact of foreign aid

Foreign aids cannot make an impact on their own. Bangladesh had to have the political right will for foreign aid to work efficiently. As a response to the crisis, revenue generated from neighboring countries brought about unity and nonpartisan politics. Countries near the region joined hands and try to resolve the Rohingya crisis. The non-governmental organization allowed into Bangladesh gave food and medical services to the victims of Rohingya crisis. They tended to the wounded and gave relief food to the hungry (Human, 2016).

Conclusion

In summary, the peace and war provide various conditions that influence the manner in which foreign aid reaches the intended destination. Peace facilitates peace talks and diplomacy, which in turn gives a chance for other forms of foreign aid to resolve the issues. On the other hand war only provides evacuation plans and diplomats take advantage to come up with innovate ways of ensuring safety and essential needs of the victims are met .Rohingya crisis received a lot of foreign aid which helped to resolve the crisis and come up with amicable solutions to the crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Farzana, K. F. (2017). Memories of Burmese Rohingya refugees: Contested identity and belonging. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan

Ibrahim, A. (2016). Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar has Hidden Genocide. Oxford University Press.

Svensson, I., & Wallenstein, P. (2010). The go-between: Jan Eliasson and the styles of mediation. Washington, D.C: United States Institute of Peace.

Human, R. W. (2016). World report 2016 - events of 2015

Farzana, K. F. (2017). Memories of Burmese Rohingya refugees: Contested identity and belonging. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.