UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has airlifted 88 tons of emergency aid for refugees and people internally displaced in Burkina Faso, following its urgent appeal on the Sahel.
This airlift will ensure thousands of vulnerable and displaced families in Burkina Faso now have a shelter.
UNHCR and its partners estimate that, in Burkina Faso, some 890,000 are in need of shelter assistance.
The arrival which coincides with World Refugee Day, is among the first response to UNHCR’s appeal for US$186 million for refugee and displacement crisis in Sahel.
This airlift will ensure thousands of vulnerable and displaced families in Burkina Faso now have a shelter,” says Ioli Kimyaci, UNHCR Representative in Burkina Faso.”
