UNICEF Burkina Faso Humanitarian Situation Report No. 4: April 2023

 

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• UNICEF

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Posted:

30 May 2023 |

 

Originally published:

30 Apr 2023

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HIGHLIGHTS

• UNICEF provided access to safe water for drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene to 341,783 people, including 24,662 children, in the Est, Nord, Sahel and Centre-Nord regions.

• 27,544 children under 5 years of age were cared for at the community level in the humanitarian regions according to the Integrated childhood case management (ICCM) approach.

• 10,186 new pregnant and lactating women benefit from counselling on good IYCF and hygiene practices

• 8,316 new children suffering from severe wasting were treated, including 1,422 children at community level with simplified approaches.

• 40,045 children benefited from distance learning through the Radio Education Program (REP) in regulated listening clubs and households.

• 7,689 people including 4,225 children were reached by messages on mitigating and preventing gender-based violence (GBV).

FUNDING OVERVIEW AND PARTNERSHIPS

In line with the 2023 UNICEF Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, the total amount of funding received at the end of April 2023 was US$22,7 million (10 per cent of the US$226.7 million required).

SITUATION OVERVIEW AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

The security situation in Burkina Faso remains highly volatile with an elevated level of risk related to events of terrorism and armed conflict. During this period, a spike in the frequency of armed attacks was recorded in the Centre-Nord and Nord regions with significant impact on civilians, armed forces, and humanitarian agencies. The direct targeting of a humanitarian convoy by members of an unidentified armed group (UAG) on the RN22 road in the Centre-Nord region presents a substantial concern to the humanitarian body in Burkina Faso.
Since the beginning of April, the Forces de Securite et Defence (FSD) intensified their counter-militancy operations in various locations most particularly in Boucle Du Mouhoun and Centre-Nord region with notable close air support targeting UAG locations in remote locations. On the other hand, UAGs increased their armed attacks targeting villages and FDS locations and convoys. The capabilities of armed actors to carry out large-scale attacks with devastating impact in terms of human and material loss is increasing significantly. The ongoing spiral of violence and the lack of a solid inhabitant factor in the country is continuously augmenting constraints on humanitarian access to vulnerable populations.