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Highlights
The current humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso remains fragile and is characterised by aggravated food insecurity and repeated attacks by armed groups in the northern and eastern regions.
• As of July 1st, 2018, there are 27,347 IDPs registered in Burkina Faso among them 57 % are children (OCHA, July 2018).
• The ongoing nutritional crisis mainly affects the North, East and Sahel region where GAM levels exceed the WHO critical threshold of 10%. Between January and May 2018, UNICEF and partners reached 34,442 SAM children with treatment out of the 187,1177 children expected to be requiring treatment in 2018. Systematic MUAC screening has started during Vitamin A/deworming and malaria chemoprophylaxis campaigns.
• As of Mai 30, 473 schools were closed, out of 703 schools in the Sahel and Northern region, with 64,659 children (47% girls) deprived of their rights to education.
• 7 health centres are closed or providing minimum services affecting access to health and nutrition services for 1855 children in the Sahel region.
• The Measles epidemic threshold is met in 26 health districts that reported over 3980 suspected cases of measles, 497 children were confirmed with measles out of the 772 tested. Nine deaths have been reported. Children under 14 years of age are the most affected and over 70% of them were unvaccinated. A vaccination campaign is planned to start end July to boost measles coverage.
• The UNICEF HAC appeal remains about half underfunded as of July, 2018 (42 % funding gap) on the initial requirement of 31,057,000 USD.
789,296
# of children in need of humanitarian assistance
954,315
# of people in need
(OCHA March 2018)
UNICEF Appeal 2018 (HAC)
US$ 31 million)
Including:
- Education: 7.6 million
- Nutrition: 20 million
- WASH: 2.4 million
Situation Overview and Humanitarian Needs
Education: During the second quarter of 2018, at least seven attacks or security incidents, directly affecting schools, were reported mainly in the Sahel region, killing one pupil (UNICEF, data as of June, 2018). Attacks or threats by armed groups targeting security forces and schools have increased fear among the population, especially teachers. Between April and May 2018, all schools in the Soum province were closed due to social protests from the teachers’ union triggered by a sense that teachers were not sufficiently protected. 473 schools are closed, depriving 64,659 children, including 30,310 girls of their right to education (Ministry of Education, Mai 2018). Schools in the Eastern, Centre North and Boucle du Mohoun regions are also at threat.
Nutrition: Overall, 11 provinces registered a GAM rate above 10% (WHO emergency threshold) with the highest rate in Oudalan (15%). In addition, the number of people expected to be food insecure in 2018 has increased from 620,394 to 954,315 (54%), of which 661,781 are classified in phase 3 (food crisis) and 80,069 in phase 4 (food emergency). 8 of the 13 regions are in food crisis (phase3). The 2018 estimated caseload of children under five years of age suffering from SAM stands at 187,177. Four regions (Sahel, East, Centre-North and North) account for half of the national caseload. The 2018 lean season is expected to be challenging due to rain shortfalls in the Sahel, poor availability of biomass, and increased cereal prices. The increased level of conflict and internal displacement will likely restrict access to health services and negatively affect malaria and diarrhoea morbidity.
Child Protection: As of May 31, 2018, Burkina Faso continued to hosting 24,646 refugees (98.4 % are from Mali) of which 96.3% in the Sahel region, specifically in the Mentao and Goudoubo refugee camps and in host communities.
Due to repeated attacks and threats from armed groups, 27,347 IDPs were registered including 57% children from January to July 2018 (OCHA, July 2018); 25,671 of them in the Sahel region. From April to June 2018, the North region faced a new crisis due to an inter-community conflict in Mali, causing the displacement of 3,000 persons including 1,935 persons requesting asylum (OCHA, July 2018).
Health: From week 01 to week 26 of 2018, a total of 3,980 suspected cases of measles with 497 confirmed and nine deaths were recorded in 26 health districts across the country. 13 health regions have at least one district reaching the epidemic threshold.