Reports

Putting people first The Sahel region1 is home to 109 million people of whom 34.5 million need humanitarian assistance and protection. They comprise 45 per cent women, 57 per cent children, and 12 per cent persons with…

Background In the West and Central Africa Region, WFP, UNICEF and partners have been conducting a joint prioritisation exercise using the last six Cadre Harmonisé (CH) and Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis rounds. These exercises…

Sahel food crisis: Families struggling to feed and educate their children in Niger and Burkina Faso DAKAR, 31 May 2023: A food crisis in the Sahel fuelled by climate crises and conflict is having a devastating impact…

POINTS SAILLANTS ↘ La crise humanitaire du Burkina Faso est l’une des crises de déplacement violentes et rapides au monde. En effet , au 31 mars 2023, l’insécurité a forcé un grand nombre de personnes à fuir…

HIGHLIGHTS UNICEF provided access to safe water for drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene to 341,783 people, including 24,662 children, in the Est, Nord, Sahel and Centre-Nord regions. 27,544 children under 5 years of age were cared for at…

In the summer of 2022, 70 Gambian babies and young children died from kidney failure after ingesting cough syrup spooned out by their caregivers. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global alert that four tainted…

In Numbers 3,850 mt of food distributed USD 6.9 million cash-based transfers made USD 118 million six-month (May - Oct 2023) net funding requirements 1.1 m people assisted* in April 2023 Operational Updates In April, hunger and malnutrition continued to rise amidst…

Dakar, le 11 mai 2023 – Survivre à une hypoxémie est, à certains endroits du globe, un défi. Désignant le manque d’oxygène dans le sang, l’hypoxémie peut être mortelle en l’absence de prise en charge adaptée.…

Surviving hypoxemia can be a challenge in some parts of the world. Hypoxemia is a lack of oxygen in the blood that can be fatal if not treated correctly. The results of operational research conducted by…

The humanitarian situation is concerning. As of 31 March 2023, according to the National Council for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation (CONASUR), 2,062,534 persons are internally displaced, over 3% increase in one month only. Additionally, as of the…