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In the west African country of Burkina Faso, the displaced struggle to find a refuge from violence and the effects of climate change. After leaving their homes, where drought has become endemic, thousands of people then faced violent floods that wiped away their shelters. UNHCR

Together with the Government of Burkina Faso, UNICEF and Enfants du Monde, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the global fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises – launched a new multi-year programme that aims to provide education to over 800,000 children and adolescents in crisis-affected regions of the country. ECW

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s Sahel which has now displaced more than two million people within the borders of their countries for the first time ever. UNHCR

UN Special Representative for Mali Mahamat Saleh Annadif said the “lack of consensus in the establishment of transition institutions” in the country is “fueling the deterioration of the socio-economic situation.” UNIFEED

As 2021 approaches, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen. UNICEF / FILE

Pope Francis has shown his support for the work of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in tackling hunger and poverty, with the Holy See making its first-ever contribution to the Fund. IFAD

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will host a virtual global launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2021 on Tuesday (1 Dec) with multiple virtual regional launches in key capitals around the world. OCHA

Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that despite, the COVID-19 pandemic, “counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel have actually intensified.” UNIFEED

United Nations Police (UNPOL) Adviser Luis Carrilho said police officers, as first responders, “cannot telecommute” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and “are on the frontlines." UNIFEED

Addressing the annual briefing of police commissioners from UN peace operations to the Security Council, a top UN peacekeeping official said the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative, “aims to refocus peacekeeping on realistic expectations, make peacekeeping missions stronger and safer, and mobilize greater support for political solutions, for well-equipped, well-trained forces.” UNIFEED