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World News in Brief: Burkina Faso, refugees and climate change, Afghan women deserve seat in Doha: CEDAW
By UN News
Jun 29, 2024 4:45 am

Resources are desperately needed to ramp up aid supplies for Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, which is staring at an 'unprecedented humanitarian crisis', according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

More than six million people across the country – about a third of the population – need humanitarian support and protection, UN Spokesperson Stephané Dujarric said on Friday.

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