How pastoralism supports livelihoods and builds peace (foodforafrica.com)
The Sahel region, which stretches from the Sahara desert in the north to the southern savannahs of Sudan, plays a…
Human Rights Climate Change and Migration in the Sahel (OHCHR)
This report provides an overview of climate change-related migration through a human rights lens.Building on a case study included in…
Pastoralism: Supporting livelihoods, building peace (FAO)
With funding from the Peacebuilding Fund, FAO and the IOM have partnered on a project in the Liptako-Gourma area, which…
Climate change, development, and conflict-fragility nexus in the Sahel (Brookings)
More than 40 years after a catastrophic famine struck the region, the Sahel has once again become the focus of…
State, Borders and Territory in the Sahel: The Case of the G5 Sahel (Policy Center for the New South)
“This Policy Brief highlights the depths of the Sahel crisis. Some aspects of the crisis, such as extremist violence, migration,…
Insecurity drives more Burkinabe into exile, further straining fragile Sahel region (UNHCR)
“The Sahel is also on the front lines of the climate crisis, with temperatures increasing at 1.5 times the global…
Engaging Youth As Mediators: A Guide For Practitioners (Search for Common Ground)
“In addition to capacity support directly targeting mediation skills, support to develop conflict analyses can also be very important. Effective…
Building Resilience in the Sahel (UNICEF)
“The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted at the Third UN World Conference in Sendai, Japan, on…
How not to lose the Sahel: Community perspectives on insecurity and international interventions in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (Saferworld)
“Years of international military interventions have caused the Sahel to be more unstable and insecure now than a decade ago.…
Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UN SC)
“The present report covers the period from 18 June to 21 December 2021 and contains an overview of developments and…
Briefing of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, to the United Nations Security Council (UNOWAS)
“On the issue of climate change, Mr. ANNADIF mentioned the need for a long-term approach and informed of UNOWAS’ support…
The 3rd Annual Sahel Summit (CSIS)
“Weak governance, insecurity, and humanitarian disaster have worsened in the Sahel over the past year, and prospects for lasting peace…