In 2018 about 500 refugees from Yemen came to seek asylum in Jeju Island, South
Korea due to Yemen Civil War that occurs since 2014. Although South Korea has
acceded Geneva Convention 1951 and The Protocol of New York 1967, the
country is now dealing with refugee crisis due to the protest of South Korea
citizens that refused to let Yemeni refugees stay in their country caused by an
extreme xenophobia and Islamophobia after “The Candlelight Movement”led by
South Korea‟s conservative group happened. This study titled “UNHCR Roles to
Protect and Solving Yemeni Refugee Crisis in Jeju Island South Korea” aims to
determine the extent to which the role of the UNHCR on the handling of Yemeni
refugees in Jeju Island, South Korea and to find out how UNHCR cooperation
with other regional organisations and South Korea Government in dealing with
the Yemeni refugees. The research method in this study uses normative legal
research for the provisions of international law such as 1951 convention of
Refugees and The New York Protocol 1967,and UNHCR Statute and library
research focused on journals and books about international refugee law and
Yemeni refugees in Jeju Island. Based on this, the author came to the conclusion
that UNHCR has been fulfilling its role in helping Yemeni refugees to seek
protection in South Korea by helping South Korea‟s Authorities to do screening in
and screening out process, teaming up with Local Non-Governmental
Organization to help the refugees with their basic needs and cultural and
language education, and socialization about the existense of Yemeni Refugees to
Jeju Island citizens and change their perception and prejudice about Yemeni
Refugees there.