17-06-2013 Facts and Figures

The ICRC operated against the background of a mass influx of Malian refugees in the Tahoua area and the return to the Agadez area of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who have been deported from Libya.

Support for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa deported from Libya (with the Red Cross Society of Niger)

The ICRC:

Twenty-one million children in school thanks to efforts

NEW YORK, 17 June 2013 – UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Peter Krämer Foundation today kicked off a new fundraising drive to raise US$80 million to help Africa’s girls, orphans, children living in extreme poverty and other vulnerable children go to school and get a quality education.

17-06-2013 Overview

In Mali, the ICRC brings aid to people suffering the combined effects of the armed conflict and the food crisis.

Caring for the sick and injured

In northern Mali, the ICRC has made access to emergency care easier for war-wounded people. The hospital in Gao is once again operational thanks to ICRC support.

The ICRC supports health-care facilities in Mali and was on hand for the national polio-vaccination day.

Visiting detainees

The new funds will provide food assistance, clean water and access to basic health services to women and children suffering from hunger and food insecurity.

Genève / Ouagadougou (CICR / Croix-Rouge burkinabé) – Les agriculteurs et éleveurs de la province de l'Oudalan, dans le nord du Burkina Faso, recevront à partir du 13 juin une aide alimentaire de la Croix-Rouge burkinabé, avec le soutien du Comité International de la Croix-Rouge (CICR).

D'ici au 16 juin, quelque 9 000 personnes vulnérables devraient ainsi voir leur sécurité alimentaire renforcée en attendant les prochaines récoltes du mois d'octobre.

I. Introduction

1. Le présent rapport est soumis en application de la résolution 2100 (2013) du Conseil de sécurité, en date du 25 avril 2013, par laquelle le Conseil a créé la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali (MINUSMA). Le Bureau des Nations Unies au Mali (BUNUMA) a ainsi été intégré à la MINUSMA, qui doit assumer la responsabilité de l’exécution du mandat du Bureau.

HIGHLIGHTS

 Despite good agricultural production in 2012 and good conditions for pastoralists, the situation in the Sahel remains critical, mostly due to the impact of the 2012 crisis as well as previous recent crises. Approximately 10.3 million people remain food insecure in 2013 and over 1.4 million children are at risk of severe acute malnutrition.