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Half of households had severe to extreme unmet needs in protection and WASH in Burkina Faso, followed by needs in education and livelihoods.
The vast majority of displaced households reported being in need, but there is also an increase in the needs of non-displaced households compared to the 2022 MSNA.
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Unmet needs in protection and WASH were highest in the Sahel region, affecting all population groups*.
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Nearly half of the households had unmet needs in education, with one-third of children not enrolled in a formal school in 2022-2023, a proportion even higher for displaced children.
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Despite identified needs in protection, education, WASH, and livelihoods, households also reported priority needs in income-generating activities, food, and health.
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The extreme needs (severity 4) of non-displaced households increased in 2023. Particularly, households led by women exhibited higher severity of needs compared to 20222 .
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The Sahel region remains the most affected by severe to extremely severe needs across all assessed sectors.
However, there is also an observed increase in these severe to extremely severe needs in the regions of the Est, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Hauts-Bassins, and Cascades compared to 20223 , with a greater emphasis on livelihoods in these regions