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News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso suspends beauty pageants to promote women in science

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/burkina-faso-suspends-beauty-pageants-to-promote-women-in-science/ar-AA2fBGN8
Published on: Friday 16 October 2026

Burkina Faso has suspended beauty pageants nationwide and launched a national science competition to recognize and nurture female scientific talent. This decision by the country’s military-led ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Supporting Burkina Faso and Senegal to promote social protection

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/article/supporting-burkina-faso-and-senegal-promote-social-protection
Published on: Tuesday 15 December 2020

Geneva (ILO News) - A new ILO-Belgium programme will focus on extending social protection to workers in the informal economy in Burkina Faso and Senegal. Particular emphasis will be placed on health ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso: the key role played by the media in the latest coup

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/burkina-faso-the-key-role-played-by-the-media-in-the-latest-coup-175757
Published on: Wednesday 02 February 2022

The dust appears to have settled following the recent coup in the west African state of Burkina Faso. A televised statement on January 31 named Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso army, militias killed 130 members of ethnic group, HRW says

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/12/burkina-faso-army-militias-killed-130-members-of-ethnic-group-hrw-says
Published on: Sunday 11 May 2025

At least 130 civilians belonging to the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and allied militias near the western town of Solenzo in March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso Lashes 'Ethnic Cleansing' Calls On Social Media

News channel or source: https://www.barrons.com/news/burkina-faso-lashes-ethnic-cleansing-calls-on-social-media-01660834507
Published on: Thursday 18 August 2022

Burkina Faso's government on Thursday lashed calls on social media to attack the country's Fulani minority, describing them as a campaign for "ethnic cleansing" similar to the Rwanda genocide.

News Burkina Faso » Social: Peace and Social Cohesion Journalism Award [Burkina Faso]

News channel or source: https://ijnet.org/en/opportunity/peace-and-social-cohesion-journalism-award-burkina-faso
Published on: Sunday 27 April 2025

Journalists from Burkina Faso are invited to apply. The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace in Burkina Faso is launching the fourth edition of the Journalism Prize for Peace and Social Cohesion ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: World Bank Supports New Safety Net System in Burkina Faso

News channel or source: https://finchannel.com/world-bank-supports-new-safety-net-system-in-burkina-faso/37939/world-2/2014/04/
Published on: Thursday 24 April 2014

The FINANCIAL — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved support for Burkina Faso to cut poverty and hunger by laying the foundation of a national safety net system. The FINANCIAL — ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/africa/where-we-work/countries/burkina-faso
Published on: Thursday 11 June 2026

Are you a refugee, asylum-seeker or stateless person looking for help? Visit the HELP site to find support and services from UNHCR. Burkina Faso faces a dire humanitarian crisis. Government ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: ILO-EU project led to better coordination of social protection and employment policies in Burkina Faso, Cambodia and Honduras

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/ilo-eu-project-led-better-coordination-social-protection-and-employment
Published on: Tuesday 04 December 2012

People living in these three countries face similar challenges of poverty, income inequality and gender inequalities. The countries lack comprehensive labour market and social security institutions ...