This provision has been included in the new environmental Code (2013) in Articles 5 and 6. The
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is responsible for the implementation of
the Government policy on the environment. To achieve the missions entrusted to it, it carries out
activities such as awareness-raising campaigns on eco-citizenship notions in the school
environment.
352. The policy of sustainable development focuses on all sectors of activity by involving all
socio-professional segments without any exclusion. But to incorporate the gender dimension, the
State has adopted a support strategy for the economic empowerment of women which is part of
the sustainable development dimension. For example, access by women to modern energy was
supported by a national multi-functional platform programme for poverty alleviation (PNPTFM/LCP) which has been implemented since 2005 and which has made it possible to create
53 500 direct jobs and 800 indirect jobs. Similarly, access by women to technology has also been
promoted by the Special Job Creation Programme (PSCE) since 2012, and the operation 100 000
ploughs launched in 2011 for rural households.
H. Right of the widow to the right of inheritance
353. In Burkina Faso, the widow inherits the deceased husband in accordance with Article 741
of the Personal and Family Code (CPF) according to which the surviving spouse, against whom
there is no judgement for divorce having the force of res judicata, enjoys the right to inherit even
though there may be parents. Thus, Article 742 of CPF states that when the deceased leaves
behind children or descendants belonging to them, the surviving spouse has a right to a quarter of
the estate. Article 743 further states that in case there are no descendants and the deceased leaves
one or several relatives, the surviving spouse has a right to a quarter of the estate. But where the
deceased does not leave any relatives, the share of the surviving spouse is equal to half of the
estate. Article 744 stipulates that in case there is no close relative entitled to inherit, the estate is
devolved altogether upon the surviving spouse.
I. The rights of women’s groups enjoying special protection
354. As a result of their status as highly vulnerable people, some women enjoy social
protection from government and its partners. They include :
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Women living with a disability ;
Widows ;
Older women ;
Women in distress.
355. The implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities is managed by the State,
through its ministerial departments responsible for Human Rights and Civic Promotion; Health;
Social Welfare and Education. As such, the creation of a Directorate for the Protection and
Promotion of Persons with Disabilities, the MASSN has just brought up a Decree No. 2012406/PRES/PM/MASSN/MEF/MS of 15 May 2012, the National Multi-Sectoral Council for the
Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Burkina Faso
(COMUD/Handicap). Many civil society organisations are also active on the ground and are
working towards the respect of the rights of persons with disabilities. These organisations have
grouped themselves into an umbrella body called Burkinabè Federation of Associations of
Persons with Disabilities (FEBAH) and the National Network of Organisations of Persons with
Disabilities (RENOH).
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