Burkina Faso + 3 more
New money pledged today by the UK government to fund a response to food shortages in the Sahel region of West Africa is very welcome, said Save the Children today. Other donors should follow the UK’s…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
In the wake of violent clashes between Mali's army and Tuareg rebels, nearly 20,000 Malians have fled their country and taken refuge in northern Burkina Faso. Most of the refugees are gathered in Oudalan, Seno and…
Burkina Faso + 2 more
Suite aux affrontements qui ont éclaté au Mali, près de 20 000 personnes se sont réfugiées dans le nord du Burkina Faso. Dans le camp de Mentao, les équipes MSF distribue eau et vivres et prépare…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
CHF 120,557 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Burkinabe Red Cross Society (BRCS) in delivering immediate assistance to some 600 families. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged. Summary:…
Burkina Faso
by Sarah Oughton in Burkina Faso In a remote, dusty village in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, Hadjatou Diko is cradling Issa, her six-month-old son. She has just learned from a Red Cross nurse that Issa…
Burkina Faso + 1 more
OUAGADOUGOU, 29 February 2012 (IRIN) - With nearly 20,000 Malian refugees now in Burkina Faso, according to Burkina Minister of Communications Alain Traore, and up to 800 more crossing the border each day, the government says…
Burkina Faso + 9 more
SUMMARY In 2011, sporadic rainfall, insufficient local harvests, high food prices and the consequences of the crises across the region had a serious impact on already vulnerable communities in the Sahel. Given the combined effects of these…
Burkina Faso + 2 more
Du fait des violences en cours dans le Nord Mali, de nombreuses populations fuient vers les pays frontaliers en particulier le Niger et le Burkina Faso. Ainsi, le Burkina Faso enregistre déjà plus de…
Burkina Faso + 9 more
La version actualisée de la Stratégie humanitaire pour le Sahel met l’accent sur les besoins et la réponse à la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle dans la région (Dakar, Sénégal – 10 février 2012). – Une version actualisée…
Burkina Faso + 7 more
UNICEF urgently requires US$ 67 million to address the immediate needs of children and women affected by the Sahel nutrition crisis in the first half of 2012, which is part of UNICEF’s total 2012 requirements of…
