Reports

The UN and partners’ regional humanitarian assessment for the Sahel shows one in three people need aid and protection across Burkina Faso, Far North Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and north-east Nigeria. Dakar, 9 June 2023: Driven by…

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…

People caught in a perfect storm of conflict, displacement and food insecurity Alongside the release of the world's most neglected displacement crises in 2022 and the 2023 Global Report on Internal Displacement, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)…

La négligence est un choix Dans le monde entier, des millions de personnes déplacées endurent des difficultés exceptionnelles, négligées et mises de côté par ceux qui détiennent le pouvoir et les ressources nécessaires pour leur offrir un…

Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected crisis For the first time, Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Redirection of…

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…

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…

Between 15 and 21 May, several attacks by non-state armed groups killed more than 70 people in the Koulpélogo province along the Togo-Ghana border, as well as in the Kompienga province along the Benin -Togo border. The…