Kerja Sama Armenia dengan United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees dalam Menangani Krisis Pengungsi di Armenia Tahun 2023 hingga 2025

Abstract

This study discusses the cooperation between Armenia and UNHCR in handling the refugee crisis in Armenia due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that occurred in September 2023, which was analyzed using the concepts of human security and refugees. The wave of refugees that caused the refugee crisis in Armenia due to the Nagorno-Karabakh territorial dispute in September 2023 brought in 101,848 refugees. Armenia continued to accept these refugees even though at that time, Armenia's economy was experiencing slow growth. Armenia's GDP growth in 2023 declined to 8.3%, while Armenia's GDP in 2022 was 12.6%. In addition, Armenia has signed and ratified the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and Armenia has also adopted a law on refugees and asylum. Thus, Armenia has an obligation to provide protection and handle the refugee crisis resulting from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Armenia since the arrival of waves of refugees in late September 2023 until February 2025 by cooperating with UNHCR in handling the refugee crisis in Armenia. This study aims to analyze the efforts used in implementing cooperation between Armenia and UNHCR to address the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict refugee crisis in Armenia from 2023 to 2025. The research method used is qualitative research with descriptive analysis techniques and a literature study of secondary data. The results of the study show that the cooperation between Armenia and UNHCR in handling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict refugee crisis in Armenia has led to the establishment of a program called The Armenia Refugee Response Plans/RRP, which carries out emergency identification and registration processes, determines refugee status by Armenia, and provides direct assistance to refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. With the implementation of this cooperation, as of February 2025, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict refugees who were forcibly displaced to Armenia in 2023 have begun to be handled properly