Against a backdrop of evolving displacement patterns, shifting regional dynamics, and constrained resources, UNHCR’s 2026–2027 Strategic Approach for the Sahel Plus sets out how UNHCR will strengthen protection and advance solutions for the forcibly displaced and those at risk of statelessness. It focuses on the countries most affected by forced displacement in the region, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and the coastal countries of Benin, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo, collectively referred to as the Sahel Plus countries.