Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s current humanitarian crisis began in 2015 and has continued to expand with growing insecurity. Two coups in 2022 alone have left the country under military rule with a transitional government focused primarily on restoring security and allowing over 2 million Burkinabè who have been displaced by fighting to return to their homes. Across the country, 6.3 million people (approximately 27% of the population) require humanitarian assistance in 2024. This represents a 35% increase in humanitarian need compared to 2023. 

This has also sparked a hunger crisis in Burkina Faso, with the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) estimating that 3.8 million people will require food assistance this year. Further complicating matters is that 2024 marks the fourth consecutive year that the UN’s humanitarian response plan for the country has been significantly underfunded, with less than half of the target budget being met.