Overview

• Over 707,000 new displacements and 8,400 deaths recorded in 2023 due to escalating violence.
• Humanitarian funding shortfall leaves only 37% of aid requests fulfilled, with 6.3 million people in need.
• Violence doubled last year, with two million civilians trapped in blockaded towns facing severe food insecurity.
• Media coverage and international political engagement with Burkina Faso's crisis remain minimal.
• Burkina Faso's military junta faces accusations of war crimes amid ongoing security operations.