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Subject of emergency alert message arrested - May 2, 2024 | SaltWire #dartmouth #update #suspectWASHINGTON - The United States will provide nearly $55 million to address a dire humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, U.S. aid chief Samantha Power will announce on Thursday, according to a statement seen by Reuters.
"Widespread violence and attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure have driven mass displacement and disrupted essential services, leaving approximately 6.3 million Burkinabe – nearly a third of the country’s population – in need of urgent aid this year." Frustrations over authorities' failure to protect civilians have contributed to two coups in Mali, two in Burkina Faso and one in Niger since 2020. The current military rulers in Burkina Faso seized power at the end of 2022.
Power in her statement called on donors to increase their support for the humanitarian response she said was"overlooked and underfunded," but warned that even with additional support, reaching vulnerable civilians remains challenging.
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