"While 75 percent of those displaced remain within their own countries, cross-border movements are on the rise, putting pressure on host communities with scant assistance available, he told reporters in Geneva. Women and children represent 80 percent of forcibly displaced people in the Sahel, Gnon-Konde said, adding the number of people impacted by pervasive gender-based violence had significantly increased this year. The insecurity across the region is exposing people to violence, forced recruitment, movement restrictions and arbitrary detention, he said."
"Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, UNHCR says. Around four million people are now displaced across Africa's Sahel region, the United Nations has said, with violence and insecurity driving a growing number of people from their homes."
"Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been hit by violence from armed groups linked to al-Qaeda or the ISIL (ISIS) group for more than a decade. Those three countries all run by military governments quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the beginning of the year, accusing the regional bloc of fail"
About four million people are displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring Sahel countries, a two-thirds increase compared with five years ago. Violence, insecurity, limited access to services and livelihoods, and climate change are driving the displacement. Seventy-five percent of displaced people remain internally displaced, while cross-border movements are rising and straining host communities with scant assistance. Women and children account for 80 percent of those forcibly displaced, and pervasive gender-based violence has increased significantly. The insecurity exposes people to violence, forced recruitment, movement restrictions and arbitrary detention, and long-running attacks by armed groups continue to devastate the region.
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