Burkina Faso

Poverty, conflict and climate change are some of the factors increasing the humanitarian needs in the country.
Our health and nutrition programmes help millions across the region.
The conflict in the Lake Chad Basin is sending shockwaves through the region, with the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s northeast states remaining one of the most serious in the world.
Climate change is also having a devastating effect here, with recurring droughts in the Sahel region leading to poor harvests and severe flooding forcing thousands of people to migrate to coastal countries.
Despite growing insecurity in the country, we continue to treat children under five for severe malnutrition.
Poverty, conflict and climate change are some of the factors increasing the humanitarian needs in the country.
Thousands of people in the West African country, including refugees from neighbouring countries, struggle to get enough food.
Vulnerable communities are experiencing life-threatening hunger as the country faces high rates of poverty.
Vulnerable communities are experiencing life-threatening hunger as the country faces high rates of poverty.
The country battles with chronic malnutrition, poor access to basic sanitation and frequent natural disasters.
The West African nation is the poorest country in the world according to the UN’s Human Development Index.
After more than a decade of conflict, the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s northeast states remains one of the most serious in the world.
Despite having one of the most stable economies in Africa, over half of Senegalese people live below the poverty line.
Poverty, widespread malnutrition, Ebola and a weak economy are just some of the problems affecting the country.