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Eight million pEoplE in northErn nigEria facing acutE food insEcurity
T he October 2016 analysis of the Cadre harmonisé1 expands its
coverage to include for the first time 16 out of 36 states, almost half of Nigeria. In these states, some eight million people are currently facing acute food insecurity (phases 3-5, October-December 2016). Due to the Boko Haram insurgency and massive population displacement, the three northeastern states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, have
1 West African tool to analyse and identify areas and amount of people at risk of food and nutrition insecurity.
reached extremely high levels of food insecurity (Maps & Facts no 44). While humanitarian access is improving, the situation remains particularly worrisome in the state of Borno, where nearly 60% of the population (3.3 million people) are still facing acute food insecurity (phases 3-5), including 55 000 people threatened by famine (phase 5). If no appro-priate measures are being taken, the current food and nutrition situation
is likely to get worse during the next lean season in June-August 2017. By then, the Cadre harmonisé projec-tions indicate that the number of severely food insecure people in the 16 analysed states could reach 8 to 10 million people. Analytical tools, data collection methods and training for local administrations need to be further developed in order to fine-tune and expand the analysis of the Cadre harmonisé to all parts of Nigeria.
Source: Cadre harmonisé, national analysis, October 2016. © Agrhymet/CILSS
FCT
Adamawa
BornoYobe
GombeBauchi
Taraba
Jigawa
Kano
Kaduna
KatsinaZamfara
Plateau
Niger
Kebbi
Sokoto
Oyo
Ogun
Lagos
OsunEkiti
Kwara
KogiBenue
Nassarawa
Cross River
Ebonyi
ImoAbia
OndoEdo
Delta
Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom
Anambra
Enugu
Lake Chad
FCT
Adamawa
BornoYobe
GombeBauchi
Taraba
Jigawa
Kano
Kaduna
Katsina
Zamfara
Plateau
Niger
Kebbi
Sokoto
Oyo
Ogun
Lagos
OsunEkiti
Kwara
KogiBenue
Nassarawa
Cross River
Ebonyi
ImoAbia
OndoEdo
Delta
Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom
Anambra
Enugu
Lake Chad
Phases of food insecurity
June-August 2017October-December 2016
Phase 1: Minimal Phase 2: Stressed Phase 3: Crisis Phase 4: Emergency Phase 5: Famine Not analysed
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STEREOTYPES IMPEDE wOMEn’S accESS TO EMPlOYMEnT
The employment rate of women in sub-Saharan Africa (59.3%, ILO,
2017) is the highest in the world (45.8%). However, a large majority of African women work in the informal sector, mostly in low-paying jobs. Ten West African countries have more than eight legal provisions restricting women’s ability to obtain jobs in the same way as men; for example, restricting access to certain professions. Moreover, deep-rooted perceptions, gender stereotypes, discriminatory attitudes and customary practices towards women are persistent. About 17% of West African men think that it is unacceptable for women to work outside the home, and 21% would
prefer that the women in their families stay home rather than work paid jobs. In Nigeria’s private sector, many employers force young women to sign job contracts stipulating that they not become pregnant for the first three years of their contract. Some governments are taking measures to empower women in the workplace. Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Sierra Leone have passed laws on equal remuneration for the same work. In 2017, the region adopted a series of recommendations to update the “Supplementary Act relating to Equality of Rights between Men and Women for Sustainable Development in the ECOWAS Region.”
Sources: Bouchama, N. et al. (2018), Gender Inequality in West African Social Institutions, West African Papers, No. 13, OECD Publishing; Gallup and ILO (2017), Towards a better future for women and work: Voices of women and men; World Bank (2015), Women, Business and the Law 2016: Getting to Equal.
Bouchama, N. et al. (2018), Gender Inequality in West African Social Institutions, West African Papers, No. 13, OECD Publishing, Paris.
The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) in West Africa looks at how formal and informal laws, social norms and practices restrict the access of women and girls to equal rights, justice, employment opportunities and resources across 17 West African countries. Also see: SIGI country study on Burkina Faso. www.genderindex.org
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MaliNiger
NigeriaBenin
Togo
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Gambia
Côte d’Ivoire
Guinea
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Chad
Mauritania
≤ 15%
Percentage of men who do not believe it is acceptable for women to work
16 < 30% ≥ 30%
20%33%
20%
17%
14%
9%
7%15%
30%
12%
12%
11%
22%
21%
not analysed
Côte d’Ivoire 4Togo 6 Ghana 7Liberia 8 Burkina Faso 9Guinea 9 Chad 10 Mauritania 12Niger 12Nigeria 12Sierra Leone 12Benin 13Senegal 13Mali 15
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Eight million pEoplE in northErn nigEria facing acutE food insEcurity
T he October 2016 analysis of the Cadre harmonisé1 expands its
coverage to include for the first time 16 out of 36 states, almost half of Nigeria. In these states, some eight million people are currently facing acute food insecurity (phases 3-5, October-December 2016). Due to the Boko Haram insurgency and massive population displacement, the three northeastern states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, have
1 West African tool to analyse and identify areas and amount of people at risk of food and nutrition insecurity.
reached extremely high levels of food insecurity (Maps & Facts no 44). While humanitarian access is improving, the situation remains particularly worrisome in the state of Borno, where nearly 60% of the population (3.3 million people) are still facing acute food insecurity (phases 3-5), including 55 000 people threatened by famine (phase 5). If no appro-priate measures are being taken, the current food and nutrition situation
is likely to get worse during the next lean season in June-August 2017. By then, the Cadre harmonisé projec-tions indicate that the number of severely food insecure people in the 16 analysed states could reach 8 to 10 million people. Analytical tools, data collection methods and training for local administrations need to be further developed in order to fine-tune and expand the analysis of the Cadre harmonisé to all parts of Nigeria.
Source: Cadre harmonisé, national analysis, October 2016. © Agrhymet/CILSS
FCT
Adamawa
BornoYobe
GombeBauchi
Taraba
Jigawa
Kano
Kaduna
KatsinaZamfara
Plateau
Niger
Kebbi
Sokoto
Oyo
Ogun
Lagos
OsunEkiti
Kwara
KogiBenue
Nassarawa
Cross River
Ebonyi
ImoAbia
OndoEdo
Delta
Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom
Anambra
Enugu
Lake Chad
FCT
Adamawa
BornoYobe
GombeBauchi
Taraba
Jigawa
Kano
Kaduna
Katsina
Zamfara
Plateau
Niger
Kebbi
Sokoto
Oyo
Ogun
Lagos
OsunEkiti
Kwara
KogiBenue
Nassarawa
Cross River
Ebonyi
ImoAbia
OndoEdo
Delta
Bayelsa Rivers AkwaIbom
Anambra
Enugu
Lake Chad
Phases of food insecurity
June-August 2017October-December 2016
Phase 1: Minimal Phase 2: Stressed Phase 3: Crisis Phase 4: Emergency Phase 5: Famine Not analysed
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DES STÉRÉOTYPES EnTRavEnT l’accèS DES fEMMES à l’EMPlOI
Le taux d’emploi des femmes en Afrique subsaharienne (59.3 %,
ILO en 2017) est le plus élevé au monde (45.8 %). Cependant, la grande majorité des femmes travaille dans l’économie informelle, avec des emplois peu rémunérés. Dix pays ouest-africains ont plus de huit dispositions légales restreignant la capacité des femmes à obtenir un emploi au même titre qu’un homme ; par exemple, l’accès limité à certaines professions. Des percep-tions profondément stéréotypées, des attitudes discriminatoires et pratiques coutumières perdurent. 17 % des hommes ouest-africains pensent qu’il est inacceptable qu’une femme travaille hors de la maison ; 21 % préféreraient que les femmes de leur famille restent
à la maison plutôt que d’occuper un emploi rémunéré. Dans le secteur privé nigérian, de nombreux employeurs forcent les jeunes femmes à signer des contrats de travail stipulant qu’elles ne doivent pas tomber enceintes pendant les trois premières années de leur contrat. Certains gouvernements renforcent leur engagement en faveur de l’égalité sur le lieu de travail. La Côte d’Ivoire, le Mali et la Sierra Leone ont adopté des lois instituant l’égalité de rémunération pour un même travail. En 2017, la région a approuvé une série de recommandations pour actualiser l’ « Acte additionnel sur l’égalité des droits entre les femmes et les hommes pour le développement durable dans l’espace de la CEDEAO ».
Sources : Bouchama, N., et al. (2018), Les inégalités de genre dans les institutions sociales ouest-africaines, Notes ouest-africaines, No. 13, Éditions OCDE, Paris ; Gallup et OIT (2017), Vers un meilleur avenir pour les femmes au travail : ce qu’en pensent les femmes et les hommes ; Banque mondiale (2015), Les femmes, l’entreprise et le droit 2016 : Parvenir à l’égalité.
Bouchama, N. et al. (2018), Les inégalités de genre dans les institutions sociales ouest-africaines, Notes ouest-africaines, No. 13, Éditions OCDE, Paris.
L’indicateur Institutions sociales et égalité femme-homme (SIGI) en Afrique de l’Ouest examine à travers 17 pays comment les règles formelles et informelles, les normes et les pratiques sociales restreignent l’accès des femmes et des filles à l’égalité des droits, à la justice, aux opportunités d’emploi et aux ressources. Voir aussi : Étude pays SIGI-Burkina Faso. www.genderindex.org
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MaliNiger
NigériaBénin
Togo
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Sénégal
Gambie
Côte d’Ivoire
Guinée
Libéria
Sierra Leone
Guinée-Bissau
Tchad
Mauritanie
≤ 15 %
Proportion d’hommes déclarant qu’il n’est pas acceptable pour une femme de travailler
16 < 30 % ≥ 30 %
20 %
33 %
20 %
17 %14 %
9 %
7 %15 %
30 %
12 %
12 %
11 %
22 %
21 %
non analysé
Côte d’Ivoire 4Togo 6 Ghana 7Libéria 8 Burkina Faso 9Guinée 9 Tchad 10 Mauritanie 12Niger 12Nigéria 12Sierra Leone 12Bénin 13Sénégal 13Mali 15
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