De Rohingya-krisis hat gjin oplossing yn sicht
June 10, 2026 · Frisian News
Over 1.2 million Rohingya live in refugee camps in Bangladesh after fleeing Myanmar, with little political will in either country to resolve the crisis.
FryskMear as 1,2 miljoen Rohingya libje yn grutte kampen bûten Cox's Bazar yn Bangladesh, hast acht jier neidat se flechten foar it massale geweld yn Myanmar. In protte hawwe de kampen nea ferlitten. Se kinne net legaal wurkje. Se kinne gjin bedriuwen begjinne. Se binne gjin boargers fan Bangladesh, en Myanmar wegeret de measten werom te nimmen. Dit is gjin tydlik needgefal mear. It is in permaninte situaasje dy't as krisis omskreau wurdt, wylst elkenien op in oplossing wachtet.
It leger fan Myanmar wurdt net serieus rekkenskip frege foar it ferjeien fan de Rohingya. De Feriene Naasjes ûndersykje, minskerjochtorganisaasjes dokumentearje misdieden, en westerske lannen jouwe ferklearrings ôf. Neat dêrfan feroaret it belied yn Naypyidaw. De buorlju fan Myanmar, benammen Sina, hawwe gjin belangstelling om druk út te oefenjen. Sina ynvestearre swier yn Myanmar as ûnderdiel fan syn Beltwei-inisjatyf. De junta is nuttich. De Rohingya binne lestich.
Bangladesh, al ien fan de dichtstbefolke lannen fan 'e wrâld, berget no mear as in miljoen steatleaze minsken. De kampen foarmje in bliuwende lêst foar de begrutting fan Bangladesh, foar it grutste part finansierd troch ynternasjonale help dy't ûnder it wurklike ferlet bliuwt. De mienskippen om Cox's Bazar hawwe sjoen dat leanen sakken, middels binne útput, en skoallen binne oerladen. Nimmen frege Bangladesh oft it dizze lêst eindeleas drage woe.
Ynternasjonale donateurs prate oer weromkear, mar op betingsten fan Myanmar, wat betsjut dat de Rohingya weromkeare soene sûnder boargerskip, sûnder juridyske status, en sûnder garânsje fan feilichheid. Frijwillige weromkear is minimaal west. Helporganisaasjes liede grutte operaasjes yn de kampen, mei tûzenen wurknimmers en útjeften fan hûndertmiljoenen. Hoe langer de kampen bestean, hoe mear banen dêrfan ôfhingje. Dit is gjin komplot. Sa wurkje byrokrasyen. Nimmen sprekt ôf om de kampen iepen te hâlden, mar nimmen mei macht hat reden om se te sluten.
De Rohingya bliuwe fêst om't it oplossen fan har krisis fereaskje soe dat Myanmar feroaret, Bangladesh in miljoen nije ynwenners yntegrearret, en rike lannen wirklik jild útjouwe oan ferpleatsing of werfêstiging. Gjin fan dy dingen sil barre. Dus de kampen sille bliuwe. De bern dêr berne sille opgroeie ta folwoeksenen dy't nea bûten dy kampen libbe hawwe. De krisis sil in krisis neamd wurde bliuwe wylst elkenien it der oer iens is dat it net te hâlden is. Dat is it hiele ferhaal.
More than 1.2 million Rohingya live in sprawling camps outside Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, nearly eight years after fleeing mass violence in Myanmar. Many have never left the camps. They cannot work legally. They cannot start businesses. They are not citizens of Bangladesh, and Myanmar refuses to take most of them back. This is not a temporary emergency anymore. It is a permanent condition dressed up as a crisis awaiting resolution.
Myanmar's military junta faces no serious consequences for driving out the Rohingya. The United Nations investigates, human rights groups document atrocities, and Western countries issue statements. None of it changes policy in Naypyidaw. Myanmar's neighbors, especially China, have no interest in pressing the issue. China invested heavily in Myanmar as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. The junta is useful. The Rohingya are inconvenient.
Bangladesh, already one of the world's most densely populated countries, now hosts more than a million stateless people. The camps are a permanent drain on Bangladesh's budget, funded largely by international aid that falls short of actual needs. The host communities around Cox's Bazar have seen wages drop, resources stretch thin, and schools overflow. No one asked Bangladesh if it wanted to bear this weight indefinitely.
International donors talk about repatriation, but on Myanmar's terms, meaning the Rohingya would return with no citizenship, no legal status, and no guarantee of safety. Voluntary returns have been minimal. Aid organizations run large operations in the camps, employing thousands and spending hundreds of millions. The longer the camps exist, the more jobs depend on them. This is not a conspiracy. It is how bureaucracies work. No one is conspiring to keep the camps open, but no one with power has reason to close them either.
The Rohingya remain trapped because solving their crisis would require Myanmar to change, Bangladesh to integrate a million new residents, and wealthy countries to spend real money on relocation or resettlement. None of those things will happen. So the camps will remain. The kids born there will grow into adults who have never lived outside them. The crisis will continue to be called a crisis while everyone agrees it is unbearable. That is the whole story.
Published June 10, 2026 · Frisian News · Ljouwert, Fryslân