Burkina Faso
Violence/Clashes, 18 May 2024
| Allocation | $5,000,007 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Violence/Clashes |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO |
| Group(s) of people targeted | Host communities, Refugees, Returnees |
| People reached | 120,069 |
| Status | Report Available |
| Due dates | | |
| Allocation code | 24-RR-BFA-65175 |
| Title | Burkina Faso RR Application May 2024 (Violence/clashes) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
Burkina Faso was facing increasing humanitarian needs due to insecurity, exacerbated by climate change (drought, floods, extreme heat). Humanitarian access remained one of the operational challenges for humanitarian partners, and the vulnerability of affected people had been increasing in hard-to-reach areas where the delivery of humanitarian assistance was urgent. According to the latest Cadre Harmonisé, nearly 2.7 million people were expected to face acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 and above) during the June to September lean season and would require humanitarian assistance; most of these people were in the Centre-Nord, Sahel and Est regions of Burkina Faso, where several hard-to-reach areas were located. As the lean season approached, combined with insecurity and disruptions to assistance, most vulnerable people were at risk of high mortality and morbidity.
CERF-funded assistance
In response to the crisis, the Emergency Relief Coordinator allocated $5 million from CERF’s Rapid Response window for the immediate commencement of life-saving activities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to over 120,000 people, including over 34,000 women, over 54,200 children, and including over 7,000 people with disabilities in the food security, nutrition, WASH, health and protection sectors. The allocation also allowed the continuation of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), which was essential in enabling humanitarian partners to access hard-to-reach areas where people often depend on aid delivered by humanitarian helicopters.
CERFs Strategic Added Value
CERF made a significant contribution to the prevention and reduction of mortality and morbidity among populations in acute need due to their heightened vulnerability in hard-to-reach areas of the Sahel, Centre-Nord and East regions, taking advantage of air operations also funded by CERF. This allocation has enabled humanitarian partners to gain time to engage further with the Government, to facilitate overland transport of aid and to hold strategic discussions on road access to the HCT. In addition, thanks to the efforts of each organization to enhance the effectiveness of the response, all sectors exceeded their initial targets; in total, 120,069 people were directly assisted out of the 117,700 planned.