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Victorine a fuit les violences, a perdu son mari et est à la tête d'une grande famille. Crédit : Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam

Plus d'un million de femmes au Burkina Faso prise en étau entre conflit et COVID-19

Plus d’un million de femmes et de filles au Burkina Faso sont confrontées à une augmentation des violences sexuelles, de la faim et du manque d’eau en raison de la pandémie de Coronavirus et du conflit préexistant, annonce Oxfam aujourd’hui.
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Victorine fled the violence, lost her husband and is the head of a large family. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam

Over 1 million women in Burkina Faso caught between conflict and COVID-19

More than a million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increased sexual violence, hunger and water shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on top of the existing conflict, said Oxfam today.
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COVID-19 : 50 millions de personnes menacées par la faim en Afrique de l’Ouest

Oxfam en Afrique de l'Ouest, le 21 avril 2020. COVID-19 : 50 millions de personnes sont menacées par la faim en Afrique de l'Ouest.
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COVID-19: 50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa

COVID-19: 50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa

Oxfam in West Africa, April 21, 2020. COVID-19: 50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa.
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Women are busy finding water at the Pissila IDP site in Burkina Faso's Sanmatenga province. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui / Oxfam

Crisis in Burkina Faso: 1.9 million people are in urgent need of water

February 20, 2020 – Following the recent launch of the new Humanitarian Response Plan in Burkina Faso, Oxfam is calling for the urgent mobilization of funds to respond to the pressing water, sanitation and hygiene needs of more than 1.9 million people.
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