Reports

By Sarah Oughton Before mid-morning it is already hot in Tin Akoff and Mohamed Ingouda, 46, stands patiently in line waiting for his Burkinabe Red Cross food voucher. “We are all suffering due to the bad rain and…

HIGHLIGHTS A new food and nutrition crisis is affecting millions of people across the Sahel Region of Western Africa this year, due to a combination of drought, high grain prices, environmental degradation coupled with chronic poverty and…

23 March 2012:As a result of recent instability in Mali, thousands of people have fled their homes. As of 7 March 2012, some 82,000 Malians have been internally displaced and more than 90,000 people have sought…

(Ouagadougou/New York, 23 Mars 2012) - Le plan d'intervention mis au point par le Gouvernement du Burkina Faso pour répondre à la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle « adopte une approche innovante louable, car elle vise à…

26 mars 2012 – Deux millions de personnes au Burkina Faso ont besoin d'une assistance humanitaire pour faire face à la crise alimentaire qui affecte la région, a prévenu le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la…

The Sahel region is facing a severe food and nutrition crisis with an estimated 15 million people at risk of food insecurity and more than 1 million children at risk of acute severe malnutrition. Among other…

Key Messages Food prices started their upward trend unseasonably increasing in December as a result of this year's reduced output. By January, the price for sorghum and millet had increased by more than 30% in major markets. The…

1. How big is the food crisis in the Sahel in 2012? The Sahel region of Western Africa suffers from chronic food insecurity; this has triggered several food crises in the last decade, due either to national…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production declined by 20 percent in 2011 Coarse grains prices remained high, reflecting the reduced production Civil strife in northern Mali is having serious impact on food security in parts of Burkina Faso. Assistance is needed…

(Ouagadougou/New York, 23 March 2012) Two million people in Burkina Faso need humanitarian assistance because of the food security and nutrition crisis in the region. The Government has developed a response plan in cooperation with…