Malian Refugees Face Desperate Conditions

Aid agencies are reporting that the massive movement of Malian refugees in camps across the Sahel region is leading to disease and suffering.

West Africa: Desperate Conditions Causing Disease Among Malian Refugees (press release)

Medecins Sans Frontieres, 15 February 2013

Conflict in the north of Mali is still causing massive movements of people across the Sahel region and the unacceptable conditions in the camps where they are living are leading to ... read more »

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Mali: Civilians Continue to Flee Military Offensive in Mali - Internal Return Prospects Mixed (press release)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1 February 2013

The UN refugee agency said on Friday that the fast-evolving military situation in the north of Mali has raised hopes that many displaced people will be able to go back to their ... read more »
Mali: Northern Communities Struggle to Sustain Livelihoods

International Committee of the Red Cross, 14 December 2012

Communities in northern Mali have been struggling since the majority of farming and stockbreeding services have withdrawn from the area. The Mali Red Cross and the International ... read more »
West Africa: High Commissioner Visiting Burkina Faso, Calls for More Support to Mali Refugees (press release)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 31 July 2012

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 31 July 2012, at the Palais des Nations ... read more »
Mali: Ahead of Visit to Region, UN Refugee Chief Calls for Increased Support for Displaced

UN News Service, 31 July 2012

A United Nations top official today urged the international community to boost its support for the hundreds of thousands of Malian refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries ... read more »

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