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Conflict, extreme poverty and rising food insecurity
- Burkina Faso has been wracked by years of conflict, extreme poverty and rising food insecurity. With temperatures in the Sahel rising 1.5 times faster than the global average, it is also at the forefront of the climate crisis, which is having a disastrous impact on crops, food production and the livelihoods of children and families.
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May 4, 2024 · Widespread violence and attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure have driven mass displacement and disrupted essential services, leaving approximately 6.3 million Burkinabe – nearly a third...
1 day ago · Some 2.7 million face acute food insecurity. In Titao, Burkina Faso, mother-of-six Zourata says her family would go hungry without WFP's airlifted food. Photo: WFP/Emily Pinna. “Without the assistance of WFP, we wouldn’t have anything to eat,” says Zourata, a mother of six, who lives in the northern town of Titao.
May 21, 2024 · Almost two-thirds of the 210,000 children projected to be facing emergency levels of hunger (IPC Phase 4) live in the Sahel and Nord regions where ongoing conflict has prevented families from accessing their farms.
May 13, 2024 · Burkina Faso Humanitarian Situation Report, May 2023. About. Situation reports are the main reporting tool to monitor UNICEF’s humanitarian response. They provide an update on the situation and needs of children in a country or region, as well as information on UNICEF’s response and funding requirements. Files available for download.
May 11, 2024 · The mass killings in Daouda’s village and a nearby hamlet in February were among the deadliest in a decade of upheaval in Burkina Faso, a country torn apart by the Islamist insurgencies that...
May 21, 2024 · International media reported, on 13 and on 16 May, on the killing of hundreds of civilians, allegedly by members of the armed forces, around two escorted convoys in early May: more than 150 ...
May 20, 2024 · In the Est and Centre-Est regions, civilians continue to face a worrying security situation (intimidation, assassinations, kidnappings, physical violence), resulting in forced...
