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Burkina Faso

Introduction Burkina Faso is facing the most severe security and humanitarian crisis in the country’s history. The country had been known for many years as an example for political stability and peaceful religious and ethnic coexistence, despite being one of the poorest countries in the world (ranking 182 out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index 2019). However, since 2015, there has been an increased number of terrorist attacks by Islamic groups, local militias, and militants in the Northern Territories. This has led to large scale displacement, schools shutting down, loss of livelihood opportunities, social marginalization and increased vulnerability. Additionally, the current COVID-19 crisis risks putting even more strain on the country’s already weak health system. According to Burkina Faso’s Conseil National de Secours d’Urgence (CONASUR) and the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) the security situation has worsened since the beginning of the year (2020), specifically the regions Central – North and Sahel. Between January and July over a million people (5 per cent of the population) had to flee their homes. Between January 2019 and July 2020 over 1 million persons (5% of the population) had to flee their homes. The national government has created Sites d’Accueil  Temporaires (SAT), rather than establishing official IDP camps. According to OCHA, 95% of them were living in host communities – many with the local populations but others also in public buildings such as schools or health centres, and yet others in temporarily constructed and precarious shelters (without access to basic services) in peri-urban areas. However, the trends seem to be changing and more IDPs are settling in informal settlements.  The municipalities of Djibo, Kaya, Dori et Kongoussi, Fada N’gourma, and Ouahigouya accommodate the highest number of IDPs. While the host communities have shown great solidarity, tensions are on the rise due to the protracted nature of the situation and to limited resources. Around June 2020, the humanitarian community started noting pendular movements and what is seen and sporadic returns. However, the causes of these movements are yet to be understood. Hypotheses include the agricultural season or changes in armed groups’ leadership. Background The humanitarian community had to adapt quickly to this crisis and scale up its programming. There is, however, little information about internal displacement. While gender and age disaggregated data are mostly available, the socio-economic profile of IDPs, as well as information on the underlying drivers of displacement and the events that triggered the movement, and their intentions remains ...