Rapports

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…

Highlights -The total estimated annual caseload of children under 5 with severe acute malnutrition is 100,000 children in 2012. A cumulative total 85,883 children have been treated between January and October 2012. -The annual national nutrition survey using…

UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé congratulated the President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré for his personal engagement in his country’s AIDS response during a meeting held on 20 December in the country’s capital of Ouagadougou. New…

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2012 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$93.41 million to support the government of Burkina Faso’s rural development and sustainable land and forestry management programs. The financing package includes a…

GOUDEBOU, Burkina Faso, 21 décembre (HCR) – Une mère de deux enfants, Mariam, a déjà sillonné bien malgré elle la région du Sahel. Durant les deux dernières décennies, l'insécurité et le conflit ont forcé cette femme…

GOUDEBOU, Burkina Faso, December 21 (UNHCR) – Mother of two, Mariam, is quite well travelled in the Sahel region, but not from choice. Over the past two decades, insecurity and conflict has forced the 49-year-old to…

Communiqué de presse n° 12/496 Le 19 décembre 2012 Le Conseil d'administration du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) a achevé aujourd'hui la cinquième revue d’un accord triennal au titre de la facilité élargie de crédit (FEC) avec le Burkina…

Press Release No. 12/496 December 19, 2012 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fifth review under a three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Burkina Faso.The completion of the review…

Summary The 2012 Sahel food and nutrition crisis severely affected Burkina Faso. According to a WFP/Government assessment, the crisis affected more than 2.8 million people, mainly due to poor harvests caused by sparse and erratic rainfall. On 1…

Poor households are becoming less dependent on the market KEY MESSAGES Very poor and poor households are primarily consuming food from their own household food stocks, which were recently replenished with crops from this season’s average to above-average…