Ongoing challenges in Burkina Faso have caused one of the fastest-growing displacement crises in the world. Burkina Faso has been subject to a myriad of emergencies in recent years: poverty and inequality, food insecurity, changing climate, and widespread conflict that has put the civilian population in the line of armed conflict.

Over 1 million Burkinabe have been forced to flee, outside of the danger zones within the country, or across the border where they face continued challenges in the troubled Sahel region.