Operations

NEW: 2016 planning information has just been released. Budgets and population planning figures for 2016 and for previous years can be reviewed below. The French version is available in pdf format. 

Operation: Burkina Faso

 
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Latest update of camps and office locations 13  January  2016. By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.

Key Figures

94 Number of personnel (international and national)
 3    Number of offices
21.7 million Overall funding requirements in USD (ExCom-approved 2016 budget)
4,000 Malnourished children needing special nutritional care (supplementary feeding programme)
7,335 Registered refugee children targeted for enrolment in primary education
6,537 Shelter maintenance tool kits and shelter materials provided
6,663 Refugees and locals targeted provided with entrepreneurship/business training

Latest Updates

2016 Plan Summary


The vast majority of refugees in Burkina Faso are Malian pastoralists and semi-nomadic people, who are affected by persistent droughts and seasonal flooding in the driest region of the country. The Malian refugee crisis is likely to evolve towards a protracted humanitarian situation for which basic emergency needs persist, particularly in the north of the country. 
 
With support from the Government and host communities, refugees have access to land and basic services, including health and education, as well as market and livelihood opportunities.
 
According to a recent UNHCR survey, most refugees are reluctant to return. The Office will strive to improve the living conditions and wellbeing of Malian refugees, and enhance their physical, social and economic security until conditions can be met for their safe return to northern Mali. 
 
The overall operational environment remains dynamic. Priorities include ensuring the protection of refugees, promoting their self-reliance and providing multi-sectoral assistance.
 
Funding shortfalls will affect the quality of the life-saving activities UNHCR provides. In this context, the Office has adopted a development-oriented approach to build the capacities of refugees and strengthen their self-reliance. Taking into account the increasing competition for natural resources, UNHCR will continue to pursue efforts to find durable solutions through livelihood initiatives, from which host communities living near refugee camps will also benefit.  
 
Ongoing biometric registration and documentation, including the provision of birth certificates, are key protection activities in 2016. UNHCR will prioritize assistance to the Government in continuing to issue identity cards for refugees.