Project profile — Assistance to Displaced Populations in West Africa - UNHCR 2010

• Burkina Faso (5.00%)
• Benin (5.00%)
• Liberia (10.00%)
• Niger (5.00%)
• Cabo Verde (5.00%)
• Guinea (10.00%)
• Ghana (5.00%)
• Senegal (10.00%)
• Mali (5.00%)
• Côte d'Ivoire (20.00%)
• Guinea-Bissau (5.00%)
• Gambia (5.00%)
• Togolese Republic (5.00%)
• Nigeria (5.00%)

• Emergency Response: Material relief assistance and services (72010) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

While many countries in West Africa are in post-conflict recovery stages, there remain some 175,000 refugees and over 680,000 internally displaced persons in the region. Fragile political situations, difficult socio-economic conditions and limited access to land are ongoing challenges to their return, resettlement and reintegration. Until these challenges are addressed and lasting solutions are found, the majority of those displaced still require assistance and protection by humanitarian agencies. CIDA's contribution is supporting the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to provide protection and assistance to refugees and displaced persons (IDPs) in 14 West African countries. Activities include providing return packages to support the return of refugees to their places of origin; providing basic assistance such as safe water and health services to particularly vulnerable refugees; supporting livelihoods to help refugees become self-reliant, including through assistance to grow food; and finding solutions for unaccompanied minors and establishing monitoring mechanisms for children's security.

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