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The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina Faso, where several hundred civilians, including children, were reportedly killed amidst fighting between security forces and armed groups. more
Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso
New York: More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday, ...
Burkina Faso: UN rights office calls for probe into coup-related deaths and injuries
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for investigations into deaths and injuries resulting from last week’s coup in Burkina Faso, Spokesperson Seif Magango said o ...
As Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19, new UN data reveals ‘alarming deterioration’ in food security
New York: An estimated 3.3 million people in Burkina Faso are facing acute food insecurity, two United Nations agencies warned on Friday.
One million flee escalating violence in Burkina Faso
New York: Mounting violence in Burkina Faso has forced more than one million people to flee their homes: 453,000 so far this year alone, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Tuesday, ...
