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• Amnesty International - Burkina Faso
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Burkina Faso
• Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) - Burkina Faso
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Côte d'Ivoire
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Burkina Faso
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Burkina Faso
• ReliefWeb - Burkina Faso
• UNHCR - Burkina Faso
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Burkina Faso
• United States Department of State - Burkina Faso
• World Food Programme (WFP) - Burkina Faso
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Burkina Faso