Rapport du Secrétaire général I. Introduction 1 . Le présent rapport, qui porte sur la période allant du 1 er janvier au 22 juin 2020, donne un aperçu de l’évolution de la situation et des...
I. Introduction 1 . The present report covers the period from 1 January to 22 June 2020 and provides an overview of developments and trends in West Africa and the Sahel. It also captures the...
Highlights WFP’s new Global Response to COVID-19 plan (June 2020) was released this week, detailing the dire global needs, WFP’s response, and the significant requirements to sustain and scale up...
Spring-bred swanns shifting to summer breeding areas The unprecedented Desert Locust threat to food security and livelihoods persists in the Horn of Africa and is increasing in southwest Asia...
COUNTRIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD FAO assesses that globally 44 countries, of which 34 are in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food. The effects of the...
La pandémie de Covid-19 risque d’aggraver le sort de populations souffrant de faim en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre. Une situation déjà en forte augmentation en 2019, et qui pourraient doubler en...
Ouagadougou (CICR) - Depuis plusieurs mois, le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge est alarmé par une érosion du respect du Droit international humanitaire (DIH) au Burkina Faso. La détérioration...
Ouagadougou (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed at the erosion of respect for international humanitarian law in Burkina Faso over the last few months. The...
Purpose COVID 19, and the different actions by governments and other authorities to try to control it, are triggering tensions and undermining relationships in many of the contexts where WFP works -...
The U.S. Government leads the globe with $12.5 billion allocated to benefit international COVID-19 response, including commitments for the development of vaccines and therapeutics, preparedness...