The UNHCR Operation in Burkina Faso is currently focusing on re-locating the Malian refugees located near the Malian border to a safer refugee camp called Goudebou, on the outskirt of the city of Dori (capital of the Sahel Region). Currently, most of the refugee sites in Burkina Faso are located at ...

Le gouvernement du Niger à travers la Commission nationale d'éligibilité (CNE) et le HCR, ont procédé, hier matin au Palais du 29 Juillet de Niamey, au lancement officiel de l'enregistrement de niveau II des réfugiés maliens, arrivés au Niger depuis janvier dernier. C'était en présence du Secrétaire...

UNHCR Burkina Faso received a Japanese Mission from the 10 to 14 November, 2012. The visit, which was spearheaded by Mr. Takeshi Moriyama, Senior Donor Relations Officer in Geneva (who also took part in the visit) included: o Ms. Satoko Toku, First Secretary of the Political Affairs Division of t...

La journée du 05 novembre a été marqué par le lancement officiel du projet «accès à l’énergie domestique » par le partenaire de mise en œuvre OCADES/CARITAS. Ce projet verra la distribution de plus de 700 tonnes de bois d’ici à fin 2012 et l’introduction des foyers améliorés dans les différents camp...

With support of UNHCR, 10 refugees artists and craftsmen took part in the 2012 edition of SIAO (Salon International de l’Artisanat de Ouagadougou). This is event is better known by its French name as SIAO (Le Salon International de L Artisanat de Ouagadougou) and is one of Africa's most important tr...

When Malian families arrived in northern Burkina Faso earlier this year, Ahmid was struck by the number of children. He quit his job so he could help. By: Hugo Reichenberger, ed. Leo Dobbs | 25 October 2012 | Français MENTAO, Burkina Faso, October 25 (UNHCR) - When thousands of Malian fa...

A newly completed registration exercise in Burkina Faso has shown a sharp decline in the number of Malian refugees in the country. The new count, undertaken by UNHCR, the Government of Burkina Faso and several humanitarian partners confirmed a total of 34,877 Malian refugees, down from some 107,000 ...

Mr. Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation of Canada visited Mentao Refugee camp in the Soum on 11 September 2012 with UNHCR, who organized the visit together with the Embassy of Canada in Ouagadougou. During his visit, the Minister met and interacted with refugee leaders, a group of ...

A delegation of the Danish Red Cross composed by Mr. Anders Ladekarl, General Secretary, Mr. Klaus Nørskov Head of the press department, Ms Isabel Lilia Morales Bondy, communication and vidéo, Mr. Niels Olsen, Goodwill Ambassador and Mr. Troëls Mikkelsen, Head of delegation of the Danish Red Cross i...

Local authorities, partners and UNHCR staff gathered on the 13th of september to celebrate the construction of the new system that will give the refugee population of the camp of Abala a closer, faster and safer access to water. Financed by the UNHCR, the new system cost 165 000 USD and includes...