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OUAGADOUGOU – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned of an escalating humanitarian crisis driven by widespread violence and the long-term impact of climate change that has gripped Burkina Faso and neighbouring countries in…

In Numbers 1.5 million people affected (OCHA Humanitarian Response Plan) 486,360 internally displaced persons (CONASUR – 29 October 2019) Highlights • In October, WFP assisted 244,056 food insecure people out of which 217,655 IDPs. • In November, WFP plans to start…

WFP’s director of emergencies, Margot van der Velden, calls for urgent investment to stem a deepening disaster Peyvand Khorsandi “Conflict is moving forward and moving fast,” says Margot van der Velden, Director of the World Food Programme (WFP)’s…

Committee against Torture 14 November 2019 Experts Raise Concerns about Self-Defence Groups Known as Koglweogo The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Burkina Faso on measures taken to implement the provisions…

La multiplication des conflits et leur propagation dans les pays de la région africaine du Sahel accroissent les pressions sur des communautés déjà fragiles. La Commission européenne intensifie son soutien pour venir en aide à ceux…

A rise in the number and spread of conflicts in countries across Africa's Sahel region is putting further strains on already fragile communities. To help those most in need, the European Commission is stepping up its…

This week, Africa experienced comparatively few attacks as a whole, but concentrated violence in certain regions was particularly lethal. Burkina Faso experienced its deadliest attack of the year, when the Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) ambushed…

I. Introduction Le présent rapport est soumis en application de la résolution 2391 (2017), dans laquelle le Conseil de sécurité m’a prié de lui faire rapport, en étroite coordination avec les États membres du Groupe de cinq…

I. Introduction The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2391 (2017), in which the Council requested me, in close coordination with the States members of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel)…

I. CONTEXTE OPERATIONNEL ■ Le contexte opérationnel et sécuritaire dans une grande partie du Sahel et le Centre-Nord reste toujours très instable et préoccupant malgré les efforts déployés par les autorités étatiques pour sécuriser ces régions. On…