Rapports

The award-winning reportage artist visits the drought-plagued African country to meet its people and learn about their lives See Olivier Kugler's reportage-illustrations of the people he met in Burkina Faso Earlier this year, this year Valerie Amos, the…

This Revised Emergency Appeal now seeks CHF 2,093,612 in cash, kind, or services to support the Burkina Faso Red Cross Society (BRCS) in delivering assistance to 105,000 beneficiaries (17,500 households) for a total duration of 12…

Good household food security outlook, with prices expected to drop KEY MESSAGES The ongoing harvests of all rainfed crops, the sharp uptick in seasonal employment, and price increases for livestock and cash crops are strengthening food access for…

Bonnes perspectives alimentaires pour les ménages et baisses attendues des prix MESSAGES CLES Les nouvelles récoltes en cours (toutes cultures pluviales), la forte reprise du travail saisonnier, et la hausse des prix de bétail et des cultures de…

CONTEXT Following a decrease in the numbers of refugees registered in Burkina Faso, this addendum to UNHCR’s revised Emergency Response Appeal for the Mali situation launched in May 2012 presents an adjusted version of the Office’s supplementary…

The food crisis in Burkina Faso makes it hard to feed children well. Amateur winner Lucy-Anne Mizen reports on how health centres are helping prevent malnutrition Read the full report on the Guardian.

Highlights  The total estimated annual caseload of children under 5 with severe acute malnutrition is 100,000 children in 2012. A cumulative total 71,614 children have been treated between January and September 2012.  The annual…

Millet, maize, and sorghum are the most important food commodities for household consumption. Millet is the staple of the most vulnerable households, while maize and sorghum also contribute to the food basket of a majority of…

Mentao, Burkina Faso, 25 octobre (HCR)- Lorsqu'au début de cette année, des milliers de familles maliennes ont commencé à affluer dans son village situé au nord du Burkina Faso, Ahmid Ag Rali a été frappé par…

MENTAO, Burkina Faso, October 25 (UNHCR) – When thousands of Malian families started streaming through his village in northern Burkina Faso earlier this year, Ahmid Ag Rali was struck by the number of children among the…