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West and Central Africa

Refugee fisherman Adam Sallé Moussa, 42, fled to the Dar Es Salam camp in Baga Sola, Chad after a Boko Haram attack on his village on the Nigerian side of Lake Chad. He fishes in the lake at nearby Doro Boullam and returns to his wife and three children in the camp when he has earned some money.
Refugee fisherman Adam Sallé Moussa, 42, fled to the Dar Es Salam camp in Baga Sola, Chad after a Boko Haram attack on his village on the Nigerian side of Lake Chad. He fishes in the lake at nearby Doro Boullam and returns to his wife and three children in the camp when he has earned some money. © UNHCR/Sylvain Cherkaoui  

Global Appeal 2023 | Regional summary

West and Central Africa
22 November 2022
 Niger. High Commissioner for Refugees visits “village of opportunity” in south

In West and Central Africa, the needs of people displaced by protracted conflicts are growing faster than the humanitarian response can expand. The regional budget for 2023, based on the needs of 12.7 million people, already looked insufficient by late October 2022, repeating a pattern seen in the past three years. The war in Ukraine and resulting worldwide inflation have boosted prices for food, gasoline and other commodities, increasing the burden on displaced and host populations.

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Global report 2021 | Regional summary

West and Central Africa
16 June 2022
A girl surrounded by flowers

At the end of 2021, there were 10.7 million people of concern in West and Central Africa – an increase of more than 1.1 million in a year, including 900,000 new IDPs.  

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Latest updates

West and Central Africa: Population of concern statistics
December 2022
published 1 day ago
West and Central Africa: Population of concern map
December 2022
published 1 day ago
West and Central Africa Funding Update - 2023
23 January 2023
published 1 week ago
West and Central Africa Funding Update - 2022
West and Central Africa Funding Update - 2022
29 December 2022
published 1 month ago
West and Central Africa: Regional operational update
July - September 2022
published 1 month ago
West and Central Africa: Principal refugees, IDPs and stateless persons
31 October 2022
published 2 months ago
Regional update: Mixed movements in West and Central Africa
July - September 2022
published 2 months ago
West and Central Africa: Population of concern statistics
31 October 2022
published 2 months ago
West and Central Africa: Education update 2021-2022 school year
October 2022
published 2 months ago

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