Burkina Faso Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (September 30, 2021)
- Countries
- Burkina Faso
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- Sources
- USAID
- Publication date
SITUATION AT A GLANCE
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20.9 MILLION Estimated Population of Burkina Faso World Bank – 2020
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3.5 MILLION Estimated Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance UN – March 2021
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1.4 MILLION Estimated Number of IDPs in Burkina Faso UNHCR – August 2021
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23,610 Estimated Number of Refugees in Burkina Faso UNHCR – September 2021
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2.9 MILLION Projected Acutely Food-Insecure Population for 2021 Lean Season CH – April 2021
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Deteriorating security conditions in eastern and northern Burkina Faso have resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties and a rapid increase in the internally displaced population since April.
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In recent months, increasing OAG activity and attacks on population centers in Cascades Region have driven increased humanitarian needs and marked an expansion of the complex emergency in Burkina Faso.
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Armed conflict and insecurity-related displacement continue to disrupt agriculture and livelihoods in Burkina Faso, contributing to deteriorating food security conditions.