West and Central Africa

Conflicts and climate crises drive displacement in West and Central Africa, with urgent need for protection and resilient solutions.

Global Appeal 2025 | Regional Overview

 

Previous Global Appeal regional overviews:
2024 | 2023
Previous Global Report regional overviews:
2023 | 2022 | 2021
 

 

A family sitting in front of their house
Julien, pictured with his wife and their daughter in front of their house in Burkina Faso, owns a business where he sells solar panels, batteries, and telephone accessories. He is one of the beneficiaries of the Digital Inclusion project initiated by UNHCR in Kaya, in the Centre-Nord region of Burkina Faso. © UNHCR/Moussa Bougma
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Main documents

West and Central Africa: Education Newsletter
October - December 2024
published
2 months ago
Gulf of Guinea: Joint Response Plan
January - December 2024
published
1 year ago
West and Central Africa: Mixed Movements
October - December 2022
published
2 years ago
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Global Appeal 2025 | Regional Overview

Political instability, new and protracted conflicts, and widespread insecurity are expected to continue driving displacement in West and Central Africa in 2025. The number of forcibly displaced is expected to climb from 14.3 million at the end of 2024 to around 15.2 million by the end of 2025, an increase of 6%. Competition over resources due to climate change, poverty, and inflation across the region exacerbate humanitarian needs. Most countries in the region either host displaced persons, produce them, or both. 

To read more about UNHCR’s planning for 2025 in West and Central Africa, please download the regional overview PDF.

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Populations

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Financials

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Select Operation

West and Central Africa | 2025
Total$1.191 billionProtect | 27%Respond | 37%Empower | 22%Solve | 14%
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Budget information for the current year is updated monthly, while budget and expenditure information for all other years are final.

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Latest updates

West and Central Africa: Flood Emergency Response
February 2025
published
2 weeks ago
West and Central Africa Funding Update - 2025
28-Feb-25
published
3 weeks ago
West and Central Africa: Project 21 Overview
February 2025
published
1 month ago
West and Central Africa: Flood Emergency Response
1 - 31 January 2025
published
1 month ago
West and Central Africa Funding Update - 2024
West and Central Africa Funding Update - 2024
31-Dec-24
published
1 month ago
West and Central Africa: Education Newsletter
October - December 2024
published
2 months ago