More than a million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increased sexual violence, hunger and water shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on top of the existing conflict, said Oxfam. In its report “Women in Burkina Faso’s crisis: survivors and heroines”, Oxfam reveals that women and girls are exposed to unprecedented risks including daily harassment and aggression, especially in the fields and at water points.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/survivors-and-heroines-women-crisis-burkina-faso
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Survivors-and-heroines-Women-in-the-crisis-in-Burkina-Faso.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/oxfam-international
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/burkina-faso
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts