UNFPA WCARO | Publications

Technical Reports and Document

Modelling the relationship between DEMOGRAPHY, PEACE AND SECURITY

In this work, we present a multidimensional analysis of peace and security and its determinants (military expenditure, schooling for young people, demographic dependency, etc.). We...

Situation Report

Understanding the Sahel through its History, Geography and Socio-Demographic and Security Challenges

“The contemporary world has undergone a number of upheavals, perhaps the most significant of which are those relating to population. These upheavals, although a priori fallin...

Situation Report

Burkina Faso: Monographic Study on Demography, Peace, And Security in The Sahel

UNFPA WCARO commissioned a monograph on “Demography, Peace and Security” in Burkina Faso to inform debates on the relationship between demography, peace and national se...

Situation Report

Niger: Monographic Study on Demography, Peace, And Security in The Sahel

Administratively, Niger is subdivided into 8 regions, 63 departments and 266 communes and covers an area of 1,267,000 km2 with four ecological zones from south to north: the Sudani...

Situation Report

West and Central Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 6

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases have reached over 177,800 in all 23 countries in West and Central Africa, four months after Nigeria reported the first case. By the end ...

Fact Sheet

West and Central Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 9

The West and Central Africa region is not experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 as seen on other continents. The WCA region has recorded a steady decrease of cases over the last t...

Situation Report

West and Central Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 7

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases has reached over 216,970 in all 23 countries in West and Central Africa, four months after the first case was reported in Nigeria. By th...

Fact Sheet

Gender-based violence Girls’ and women’s rights In the central sahel

Gender Based Violence (GBV) is a critical health, protection, power, and life-threatening issue in the Sahel. Conflict and displacement are driving escalating levels of sexual viol...

Situation Report

West and Central Africa Region COVID-19 Situation Report No. 8

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases has reached over 232,854 in all 23 countries in West and Central Africa, after Nigeria reported the first case earlier in the year. By t...