US EditionWest Africa: Displaced Numbers Across West, Central African Countries Soar in Five Years: UN
Violence, food insecurity, and climate shocks have displaced 4 million people in the Sahel, with women and children making up 80% of those affected, UNHCR said.
- On Friday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees called for urgent international support as about 4 million people are now uprooted across the Sahel region.
- Climate-Related shocks and armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have driven displacement, while Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger quit ECOWAS and formed the Alliance of Sahel States.
- More than 14,800 schools have shut, leaving 3 million children without learning spaces, and over 900 health facilities have been forced to close, leaving millions without critical care.
- Only 32% of UNHCR's $409.7 million appeal is funded, UNHCR warned, and Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde urged `unified, sustained international action and true solidarity with the Sahel`.
- The figure is roughly two-thirds higher than five years ago, as food insecurity has doubled in recent years and climate shocks intensify competition for scarce resources.
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According to the United Nations, in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring African states, about four million people are fleeing hunger and violence.
West Africa: Displaced Numbers Across West, Central African Countries Soar in Five Years: UN
Geneva -- About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries - about two-thirds more than five years ago - the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West and Central Africa, said on Friday.
UNHCR Raises Alarm Over Rising Displacement in Sahel Region - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says about four million people are currently displaced across Africa’s Sahel region due to rising insecurity, armed violence, and the impacts of climate change. The UN Agency called on the international community to increase support, noting that affected countries cannot tackle the crisis alone. According to UNHCR’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Mr. Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde,…
About four million people are currently displaced in the Sahel, notably in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries, about two thirds more than five years ago, alerted the United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday, 10 October 2025. "These figures reflect insecurity, limited access [...] The article Crisis in the Sahel: the UN sounds the alarm first appeared on L-FRII.
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