Burkina Faso
Operation: Burkina Faso
Location
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Latest update of camps and office locations: October 2017. By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.
Key Figures
| 2018 planning | |
| 100% | of people of concern will receive protection and documentation |
| 100% | of households in the camps will have access to sustainable shelter |
| 100% | of the people identified at risk of statelessness will be sensitized and assisted on the procedures for obtaining documents attesting to their nationality in Burkina Faso |
| 70% | of the population will receive livelihood support within the livestock, artisan, trade and service provision |
| 2,000 | refugee children will be enrolled in primary education |
| 2016 end-year results | |
| 100% | of the refugee population had access to primary health care |
| 100% | of targeted people of concern received shelter support |
| 65% | of children (2,135) born in Burkina Faso in 2016 possess a birth certificate |
| 2,400 | registreed refugee children were enrolled in primary education |
| 38 | people of concern had their cases submitted for resettlement |
| 17 | liters of water was provided per person per day |
Latest Updates
December 2017 - February 2018
People of Concern
4%
Decrease in
2016
2016
| 2016 | 32,676 |
| 2015 | 34,160 |
| 2014 | 32,097 |
[["Refugees",32552],["Asylum-seekers",124]]
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Burkina Faso
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2016
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Year-end Overview
Plan Overview
Working environment
The operational environment in Burkina Faso continues to be characterized by the protracted refugee situation, with continuous flows and few returns taking place. Due to the recurring armed attacks in the Sahel region, humanitarian access to certain zones is limited and internal displacement continues.
The refugee population in Burkina Faso is composed of a mix of Malians and other nationalities. Some 32,000 Malian refugees are living in the Sahel region, mainly in the camps of Mentao and Goudebou, and a further 8,800 Malians are living out of camps in the Sahel region and in other urban settings. The terrorist attacks and other security incidents that the country has experienced since 2016 have led to the stigmatization of Malian refugees by the host communities, especially in the Sahel. Other challenges include poor food security perspectives for Malian refugees in the Sahel region and political challenges, such as regular strikes and sit-ins.
There are ongoing discussions with the government about recurrent trans-border movements of the refugee population settled outside the camps. UNHCR is ready to engage in the relocation of nomadic refugees and their cattle.
UNHCR continues to work at national level together with its government counterpart, Commission Nationale pour les Réfugiés, NGO partners and other UN agencies.
Key priorities
In 2018, UNHCR will focus on:
- Maintaining a favorable protection environment in difficult security situation;
- Implementing durable solutions: 1) economic self-reliance through professional training and capacity building in the field of craftwork business, herd management and milk production; 2) facilitated repatriation;
- Promoting peaceful co-existence with host communitites;
- Integrating refugees into development programmes and projects;
- Reducing the number of stateless persons in Burkina Faso;
- Formulating a mixed movement strategy.