Burkina Faso is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, displacement, food insecurity, and climate challenges, leaving a quarter of the population in urgent need of assistance and millions at risk.
Burkina Faso is confronting one of the world's most neglected humanitarian crises, with over a quarter of its population requiring assistance in 2024 due to decades of political instability, conflict, and spillover violence from neighboring countries. Over 2 million internally displaced people, many forced to relocate multiple times, live in precarious conditions without adequate shelter, food, or medical care.
Hunger has reached an all-time high, with over 3 million people needing food assistance and over 100,000 children under five at risk of severe acute malnutrition; blockades by armed groups have left localities inaccessible, pushing 2 million people to the brink of famine. Essential services are overwhelmed, with hundreds of health centers non-functional and thousands of schools closed, depriving millions of healthcare and education, and leaving children particularly vulnerable to threats such as violence, psychological distress, abductions, early marriages, sexual violence, and exploitation through child labor.
Climate change exacerbates the crisis, with erratic rainfall and extreme heat reducing harvests by up to 80% in some areas, hindering agricultural activities and increasing food insecurity. Urgent psychosocial support and reinvestment in essential services are needed to address the escalating humanitarian needs of Burkina Faso's most vulnerable populations.
From improving access to water and sanitation to backing education initiatives, Merck has supported the founding of Konkourona Alliance Foundation.
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