Aid Now Critical to Help Malians Rebuild - UN
Access is now stable enough for aid to enter Mali and help hundreds of thousands rebuild their lives after a period of brutal violence and economic collapse, a top United Nations humanitarian official said after a visit to the West African country.
A site of aid distribution.
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Mali:
Food Aid Is Lifeline for Family Uprooted By Violence
WFP, 8 February 2013
As the fighting escalates in Mali, thousands of people forced from their homes are struggling to survive in other parts of the country. Aissata Walet is one of them. Forced to rent… Read more »
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Mali:
Impending Planting Season At Risk
FAO, 15 February 2013
With Mali's next agricultural season set to begin in May, there is an urgent need to help displaced farmers return to their lands and resume food production when and where the… Read more »
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Mali:
Northern Mali Faces Food, Currency Shortages
IPS, 5 February 2013
Communities in northern Mali are in need of humanitarian intervention following the recent military intervention in Gao and Timbuktu, leading non-governmental organisations to call… Read more »
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Mali:
Mali - UN Gears Up to Assist Possible Return of Thousands of Displaced People
UN News, 29 January 2013
The United Nations refugee agency today announced it is urgently preparing for a possible spontaneous return of thousands of conflict-displaced people in northern Mali, where… Read more »
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Mali:
Northern Mali - Food and Fuel in Short Supply
Oxfam, 4 February 2013
In areas of northern Mali the price of food and fuel is rocketing as supplies start to dry up after looting following recent military operations, and with traders who have fled the… Read more »
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Mali:
War and Hunger in Mali
ThinkAfricaPress, 30 January 2013
As conflict continues in Mali, the international community will need to support aid agencies to prevent a worsening of the humanitarian situation. Read more »
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Mali:
Families in Northern Mali Fear Running Out of Food Supply
Oxfam, 28 January 2013
Latest estimates indicate that household food stocks in and around Gao will only last few weeks. Most markets and shops are closed, food supplies severely disrupted and stocks… Read more »
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Mali:
Food Insecurity the Next Crisis for Northern Mali
UNIRIN, 23 January 2013
Many more northern Malians are likely to face severe food shortages in the coming days and weeks if markets remain blocked by border and road closures, and humanitarian access… Read more »
InFocus
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A senior United Nations relief official has warned that that an estimated 10 million people in the wider Sahel region could be at risk of starvation in 2013. Read more »
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At the end of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, donors pledged to commit some U.S.$455 million for an African-led military intervention and humanitarian aid. Read more »
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Aid agencies are reporting that the massive movement of Malian refugees in camps across the Sahel region is leading to disease and suffering. Read more »
