Share the Burden or Pass it on?

Abstract

There are numerous explanations for why Tanzania withdrew from the CRRF (Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework). Being aware that the decision was the sum of multiple coinciding factors the article argues that the decisive features were, firstly, a failed dialogue about the basis and the goals of CRRF between the Tanzanian government and the UN (United Nations); secondly, a disillusion on the Tanzanian side related to the history of international cooperation on refugee issues; and thirdly, a perceived contradiction between the goals of the CRRF and domestic policies, specifically in relation to the agenda of national sovereignty propagated by the incumbent Tanzanian government. Numerous publications on the New York declaration, the CRRF, and the GCR (Global Compact on Refugees) have portrayed the evolution of ideas, principles, and political compromises in question. Yet few analyses highlight which core messages were received on the ground or what impact they had on the very people concerned. This article, therefore will touch only briefly on declarations and statements of the UN and instead focus on a bottom‐up perspective.

Düzensi̇z Göç Ve Mülteci̇ Hareketleri̇ni̇n Yöneti̇mi̇nde Neoli̇beral Hegemonya Arayişlari

“…Tanzanya hükümetinin 23 Ocak 2018 tarihinde aldığı bu kararın ardından Dünya Bankası'nın sağlayacağı kredilerin mülteci politikasına şartlı hale getirilmesinin yanlış bir adım olduğu ilgili çevrelerde yüksek sesle dile getirilmeye başlanmıştır (bkz. Rudolf, 2019;Fellesson 2021).…”

On Broker Exploitation and Violence: FromMadalalito Cartel Bosses in the Food Aid Resale Economy of Tanzanian Refugee Camps

“…5 Since the 2015 election of President John Magufuli, assaults on refugee livelihoods have accompanied constant directives for Burundian refugees to leave. Key moments include the sudden shutdown of a popular and effective cash transfer programme in August 2017, which was replaced by the current food aid system (Boeyink, 2019); the closure of vital camp wholesale and retail markets shared by surrounding Tanzanian communities; and the cancellation of a UN-led transition away from encampment policy (Rudolf, 2019). The past two years (2020 and 2021) have brought a harrowing escalation of terror with even small-scale businesses inside the camp being destroyed by the police, accompanied by alarming reports of Burundian refugees being kidnapped, ransomed, starved and tortured in police stations, and illegally repatriated and imprisoned through cooperation between Tanzanian and Burundian security and intelligence officers (Boeyink and Falisse, 2021;Human Rights Watch, 2020).…”