Burkina Faso + 7 more
The current low-level of funding of the WASH sector in the humanitarian response in the Sahel (funding status of 11%) explains poor results of the 2 strategic indicators selected to monitor WASH performance: 12 % of affected…
Burkina Faso + 7 more
Rédaction Morgane Tual Le Sahel s'apprête à vivre, une nouvelle fois, une grave crise alimentaire. Pourquoi cette région est-elle si souvent victime de la faim? Réponse en quatre points. Après les crises alimentaires de 2005, de 2008 et de…
Burkina Faso + 6 more
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, decrease in remittances, environmental degradation, displacement of…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
(Dakar/New York/Genève, 24 mai 2012): Pour éviter que la crise alimentaire dans la région du Sahel ne devienne catastrophique, nous avons besoin d’un leadership fort, d’un plan de réponse global dans chaque pays affecté, d’une action…
Burkina Faso + 2 more
The Netherlands has pledged nearly one million euros in extra emergency aid to curb the famine threat in the Sahel region. Ben Knapen, Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation, said today the money will go…
Burkina Faso + 9 more
On May 10, a high level meeting chaired by President Donald Kaberuka, former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the Web Foundation elicited a lively debate among 10 Ministers of Education and…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
The Heads of States of Liptako Gourma (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger) have sounded the alert regarding an impending crisis for the whole region. The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso confirmed the emergency food crisis in his…
Burkina Faso
By Sarah Oughton in Burkina Faso Habsatou Abdulaye, 53, lives in Niaptana – one of many communities in Burkina Faso which regularly face food crises and where the Red Cross has helped women establish vegetable gardens, which…
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(Ouagadougou/New York/Genève, 22 mai 2012): Les Nations Unies et leurs partenaires soutiennent les efforts du gouvernement du Burkina Faso pour répondre à la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle qui affecte 2.8 million de personnes – soit un…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
Humanitarian chief supports Burkina Faso’s approach to food crisis: Address urgent needs now and build resilience to future emergencies (Ouagadougou/New York, 22 May 2012) The United Nations and its partners are supporting the efforts…
