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DAKAR - Le Programme alimentaire mondial des Nations Unies (PAM) salue aujourd’hui la contribution de 450 000 US $ de la Commission de l’Union Africaine (CUA) en faveur des opérations du PAM au Sahel. « C'est la…
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Millions of people face food insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region. Successive droughts combined with conflict and displacement have pushed people into crisis in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and…
Burkina Faso + 6 more
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US $450,000 contribution from the African Union Commission (AUC), to be used for WFP’s relief operations in the Sahel region. “This is the first time that the African…
Burkina Faso
Millet, maize, and sorghum are the most important food commodities for household consumption. Millet is the staple of the most vulnerable households, while maize and sorghum also contribute to the food basket of a majority of…
Burkina Faso
You have five children at home that risk going hungry in the coming months and you have one child being treated for malnutrition at a Save the Children health centre. Do you stay at the centre with…
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Fadimata Walet Haiballa is a 49-year-old Tuareg woman from Gao in Mali. She’s been living in Fererio temporary refugee camp, Burkina Faso for nearly 6 months now. Her husband was killed in the violence in the…
Burkina Faso
Growing need for assistance during the lean season Key messages According to the African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), there is a high probability of above-normal rainfall in large parts of Burkina Faso. The onset of…
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Posted by Mark Wentling, Plan Burkina Faso Country Director 10 July 2012: Recently I visited the Mentao-South Camp near Djibo, a regional city 200km north of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The camp was established at…
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High risk of an escalation in food insecurity levels with the start of the growing season • Poor households are beginning the growing season without any food reserves. Acute food insecurity levels range from IPC Phases 2…
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by Hedinn Halldorsson “Being hungry is an illness in itself.” We’re sitting in the courtyard of the Torodo family, close to Tangpooré in Kaya health district, and these are the words of Passiba Todoro. His family has lived…
