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Burkina Faso is experiencing "the most neglected crisis in the world" according to an NGO

2023-06-01T06:01:30.385Z

Highlights: NRC: Burkina Faso has "more than 14,000 people" killed in the last five years, "half of them since January 2022" In 2022, "growing violence and displacement have left nearly one in four Burkinabè in need of humanitarian assistance" The Democratic Republic of Congo is second in this ranking, due to the "multiple crises" in the east of the country. Colombia and its "60 years of armed conflict", is third ahead of Sudan and Venezuela.


Burkina Faso, undermined by jihadist violence since 2015, is experiencing "the most neglected crisis in the world" according to an annual ranking published Thursday by...


Burkina Faso, plagued by jihadist violence since 2015, is experiencing "the most neglected crisis in the world" according to an annual ranking published Thursday by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The NGO publishes each year the list of the ten most "neglected" displacement crises, based on three criteria: lack of political will from the international community, media coverage and humanitarian funding.

According to the NRC, Burkina Faso - in second place in the ranking last year - has "more than 14,000 people" killed in the last five years, "half of them since January 2022" and more than two million internally displaced. In 2022, "growing violence and displacement have left nearly one in four Burkinabè in need of humanitarian assistance," the report adds. "Only 42% of the requested humanitarian financial aid has been distributed in 2022," he said.

The report also mentions the numerous attacks on water points by armed groups that have deprived 830,000 people of water as well as the closure of 6200 schools, affecting more than one million children. "Political instability adds another layer to the crisis with two military coups," in 2022, the NRC said.

Unequal treatment

The Democratic Republic of Congo is second in this ranking, due to the "multiple crises" in the east of the country in particular. Colombia and its "60 years of armed conflict", is third ahead of Sudan and Venezuela. Burundi, Mali, Cameroon, El Salvador and Ethiopia complete the top 10. The NGO also criticises the unequal treatment of certain crises by the international community compared to the support given to Ukraine.

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For every dollar collected by a person in need in Ukraine, only 25 cents was collected per capita in need in the ten most neglected crises in the world," says the NRC, which says that "negligence is a choice", however "reversible". The NRC recommends "providing humanitarian assistance according to the needs of the affected populations, and not according to geopolitical interests or the degree of media attention to certain crises."

Source: lefigaro

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