Water project eases the plight of Burkinabe women and girls
March 7th, 2023
The government of Japan finances IDPs social inclusion in Burkina Faso
January 13th, 2023
UN-Habitat constructs schools, health facilities, and housing to meet Burkina Faso’s urgent humanitarian needs
March 23rd, 2022
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 17 March 2022 – Showing its alignment to both needs on the ground and working in line with other United Nations agencies, a UN-Habitat project is providing an integrated…
UN-Habitat project in Burkina Faso: Kongoussi, My city without plastic bags!
November 19th, 2021
Kongoussi, Burkina Faso, 19 November 2021 -- The city of Kongoussi organised a week of activities to raise awareness of the negative impacts of waste, specifically plastic bags, with the city’s mayor…
Burkina Faso construction and housing sector to move towards resource-efficiency
October 20th, 2021
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 20 October 2021 – UN-Habitat, in partnership with the Government of Burkina Faso and other UN agencies, is helping the country’s construction and housing sectors become…
UN-Habitat strengthens support to cities facing influx of internally displaced people
September 29th, 2021
Nairobi, 29 September 2021- On the eve of the report by the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, UN-Habitat renews its commitment to furthering the…
Capacity building for strengthening the resilience in cities
May 20th, 2021
Ouagadougou 20 May 2021-- As part of the project "Strengthening the resilience of local authorities in Burkina Faso in the face of massive population displacements and the Covid-19 pandemic", funded…
UN-Habitat Executive Director discusses sustainable urban solutions with the President of Burkina Faso
March 18th, 2021
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso March 2021 - President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso met UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms Maimunah Mohd Sharif, during her five day official visit to the…
UN-Habitat Executive Director visits an informal settlement in Burkina Faso to see the challenges
March 15th, 2021
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 13 March 2021 - UN-Habitat’s Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif, visited an informal settlement of Djikofé in Saaba Municipality on the eastern outskirts of the…