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World Food Programme (WFP) delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso

The humanitarian response comes at a critical time for the West African nation, which has been grappling with instability, security challenges and humanitarian needs

The agency has provided assistance to more than one million crises affected people so far this year through crucial funding from the United States. The humanitarian response comes at a critical time for the West African nation, which has been grappling with instability, security challenges and humanitarian needs. According to…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
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African Rights Commission: Press Burkina Faso on Rights

Country Review Should Focus on Civilian Protection, Civic Space, Accountability

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should focus on the most critical issues facing Burkina Faso during its country review on October 23, 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. The Burkinabè government should urgently address the need to protect civilians affected by armed conflict; safeguard civic space for activists, journalists,…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) temporarily suspends activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso due to escalating insecurity

In November 2023 and again in July 2024, MSF offices, Ministry of Health-supported medical facilities, and water distribution sites were repeatedly targeted by gunfire

Faced with ongoing security challenges that threaten the ability to carry out activities in Djibo, Burkina Faso, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend our humanitarian response in the city. This decision prioritises the safety of our staff, and allows us to reassess working conditions, given…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
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Human Rights Watch statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 81st Ordinary Session

Human Rights Watch also documented indiscriminate and deliberate attacks against civilians and civilian property by the warring parties in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur

Honorable Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Honorable Members of the Commission, State Party representatives, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations, Human Rights Watch is pleased to address the African Commission at its 81st ordinary session. We express our deep concern at the severe impact of the…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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In Burkina Faso, the ‘Mother of the Sahel’ brings education and hope to forcibly displaced children

As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the safety of her hometown, Maimouna Ba rallied the community to provide support and education

Born and raised in Dori, in the far northeast of Burkina Faso, Maimouna Ba was the youngest of 12 children living in the country’s vast, remote and arid Sahel region, a six-hour drive from the capital, Ouagadougou. She and her sisters were the first girls in her family to go…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa approves €6 Million for Desert to Power - Burkina Faso Solar Project

Burkina Faso is one of five priority countries under the Desert-to-Power initiative, which aims to generate 10 gigawatts of solar power across 11 Sahelian countries by 2030

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a €6 million concessional financing package from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a special multi-donor fund managed by the Bank, to accelerate the completion of Burkina Faso’s Dédougou photovoltaic solar project in support of the Bank's Desert-to-Power initiative (https://apo-opa.co/3XKXpwG). The project…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
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Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Groups Terrorize Civilians

Greater Regional Efforts Needed to Protect Population, Improve Accountability

Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring villagers, displaced people, and Christian worshipers, Human Rights Watch said today. Since February 2024, the armed groups have killed at least 128 civilians across the country in seven attacks that violated international humanitarian law and constitute war crimes. Government forces have been…

World Health Organization (WHO)
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Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan

The endorsement of this plan marks a renewed commitment to safeguard current and future generations from the life-long effects of polio

In a significant move to combat the ongoing challenge of variant poliovirus transmission in Central and West Africa, Ministers of Health from the Lake Chad Basin countries and Sahel sub-region have published this week a comprehensive cross-border coordination plan for 2024/2025. This critical initiative aims to bolster joint efforts to…

Norwegian Refugee Council

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West and Central Africa: Alarming rise in school closures

Children’s right to an education must be protected as the future of an entire generation hangs in the balance

In West and Central Africa, more than 14,000 schools have been forced to close due to violence and insecurity as of June 2024, impacting the learning of hundreds of thousands of children across the region, highlights the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack.…

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Thirty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands and Ukraine

The Committee also adopted guidelines on third-party interventions regarding communications submitted under the Optional Protocol, and considered matters related to inquiries pursuant to the Optional Protocol

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its thirty-first session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands and Ukraine. Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos, Committee Rapporteur, said that, in addition to the nine States party reports,…