Reports

A. Highlights  An Ebola preparation and response plan of USD 27 million has been elaborated and adopted by the Government of Burkina Faso  Five suspected cases were investigated, with blood samples sent to France for tests.…

Qatar Charity's office in Burkina Faso has implemented 609 projects in the past three years' worth QAR 21 million (USD 5.8 million). A mainstay of the transitional programming has been the establishment of health centers, digging…

RÉSUMÉ Objectifs stratégiques Recueillir les données sur les risques et les vulnérabilités, les analyser et intégrer les résultats dans la programmation humanitaire et de développement. Soutenir les populations vulnérables à mieux faire face aux chocs en répondant aux signaux…

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By Celestine Ouedraogo — 21 July 2014 Each year during the lean season—also known as the “hunger season”—the World Food Programme (WFP) carries out a number of activities in Burkina Faso to prevent malnutrition, efforts that have…

Chaque année pendant la période de soudure, aussi appelée "saison de la faim", le PAM met en place un programme de prévention de la malnutrition qui a fait ses preuves. Cette année, faute de financements suffisants,…

Introduction Dans une lettre datée du 23 décembre 2013 (S/2013/759), le Président du Conseil de sécurité a approuvé la prorogation du mandat du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest (UNOWA) jusqu'au 31 décembre 2014 et…

Highlights A nutritional survey conducted in February to March 2014 enabled the identification of 327 children at risk of severe acute malnutrition in the refugee camps. The same survey reveals that the prevalence of acute malnutrition is low…

Abstract This paper applies a latent classes model to assess the impact of international remittances on households' expenditures using 2010 cross-sectional data from Burkina Faso. Household expenditures are modeled using the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS). With…

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Aminata Kouanda, 20, arrived at the Koupela health post, in eastern Burkina Faso, suffering complications late in her pregnancy. She faced the risk of uterine rupture and required an emergency Caesarean section…