UNDRO 84/1201

MALI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
30 MAY 1984

1. GENERAL SITUATION

UNDRO EVALUATION MISSION UNDERTAKEN FROM 10 TO 18 MAY 1984. THE 1983/84 GROWING SEASON SHOWS SIGNS OF SERIOUS TROUBLE. THE CAUSES ARE THE SAME AS FOUND THROUGHOUT AFRICA: VERY LOW RAINFALL, CONTINUING DESERTIFICATION, EXCESSIVE DEFORESTATION, EROSION AND BUSH FIRES. IN ADDITION TO KAYES, TOMBOUCTOU AND GAO, WHICH SUFFER FROM DROUGHT EVERY YEAR, THIS YEAR THE REGIONS OF KOULIKOURO, SEGOU AND MOPTI ARE ALSO FACING GRAVE DIFFICULTIES. OVER TWO MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED. LARGE-SCALE MIGRATION IS GIVING RISE TO REGIONAL IMBALANCES.

2. REACTIONS OF THE MALIAN AUTHORITIES

IN OCTOBER 1983, THE GOVERNMENT APPEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE. IT HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED A NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AID TO THE DROUGHT VICTIMS AND STRENGTHENED ITS FOOD POLICY.

3. INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS

A) IN DECEMBER 1983, FAO/WFP EVALUATION MISSION RECOMMENDED, INTER ALIA, AID IN THE FORM OF 90,000 TONS OF GRAIN UNDER REGULAR PROGRAMMES AND 86,000 TONS FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS. WFP WILL HAVE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 100,000 TONS OF GRAIN BY JUNE.

B) UNDP HAS OBTAINED 1,085,000 DOLLARS FROM AN EMERGENCY FUND FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS AND THE INSTALLATION OF MOTORIZED PUMPS.

C) UNSO IS INSTALLING 150 PUMPS.

D) UNICEF IS ORGANIZING TWO MEDICAL TEAMS FOR GAO AND TOMBOUCTOU. TOTAL FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HEALTH ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 1984 AMOUNT TO TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

E) FAO IS SEEKING FUNDS FOR THE EMERGENCY SUPPLY OF SEED AND TO HELP THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR. MANY PROJECTS ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FINANCED (25 MILLION DOLLARS).

F) WHO IS CONTINUING ITS CAMPAIGN IN THE AFFECTED AREAS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MORTALITY RATE ASSOCIATED WITH POCKETS OF MEASLES.

G) SEVERAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVE IN MALI. THEY HAVE FORMED A CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. THE LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES HAS APPEALED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR AN AID PROGRAMME IN GAO.

4. CONCLUSIONS OF UNDRO MISSION

A) TO IMPROVE THE CO-ORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE AND TO MONITOR A SITUATION THAT MAY DETERIORATE STILL FURTHER, UNDRO IS IMMEDIATELY SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO BAMAKO FOR THREE MONTHS.

B) URGENT APPEAL FOR 4,000 TONS OF SEED BEFORE THE END OF JUNE TO PERMIT PLANTING AT APPROPRIATE TIME (CONTACT: FAO/ROME - WAGNER).

C) IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF 100 TONS OF POWDERED MILK FOR THE WORST AFFECTED AREAS AND 100 TONS OF DRYED MEAT (LOCAL PURCHASE AT 3,500 FM/KG).

D) FIFTY THOUSAND BLANKETS (TEMPERATURE 40 DEGREES CELSIUS DURING THE DAY AND 8 DEGREES CELSIUS AT NIGHT).

E) SUPPORT FOR THE LIST DRAWN UP BY WHO/GENEVA (CONTACT: WHO/ GENEVA - DR. GUNN, OR UNDRO).

F) WITH APPROVAL OF MALI AUTHORITIES, UNDRO TO EVALUATE LOGISTIC SITUATION IN MALI: SHORTCOMINGS, REQUIREMENTS.

5. UNDRO RECOMMENDS THAT POTENTIAL DONORS ACT RAPIDLY AND NOTIFY IT OF THEIR INTENTIONS.

6. DONORS ARE INVITED TO CONTACT UNDRO IF THEY WANT HELP IN ORGANIZING TRANSPORT BY AIR, SEA OR OVERLAND WITHIN THE COUNTRY.

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UNDRO 84/1734

MALI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
17 AUGUST 1984

1. GENERAL

FOLLOWING THE ASSESSMENT MISSION CARRIED OUT BY UNDRO IN MAY, AN UNDRO DELEGATE WENT TO BAMAKO TO CO-ORDINATE RELIEF OPERATIONS. ONE THIRD OF THE POPULATION IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE DROUGHT.

2. LOGISTICS OPERATIONS

AT THE REQUEST OF THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR, UNDRO SENT THREE LOGISTICS EXPERTS, PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SWITZERLAND, TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE TRANSPORT OF FOOD SUPPLIES FROM PROVINCIAL STOCKS, BY INDEPENDENT CARRIERS, TO THE MOST ISOLATED REGIONS. THE EXPERTS ARE OPERATING IN THE DISTRICTS OF KAYES, TIMBUCTU, GAO AND MOPTI.

3. ASSESSMENT MISSION OF 8 AUGUST 1984

AT THE REQUEST OF THE MALI AUTHORITIES, A MISSION COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNDRO AND UNDP VISITED THE DISTRICTS OF MOPTI, TIMBUCTU AND GAO. MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES AT EACH STOP.

- MOPTI (5TH PROVINCE):

RAINFALL LATE AND INFERIOR TO THAT OF 1983 BUT IF THE RAINS CONTINUE HARVEST CAN STILL BE SATISFACTORY. THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE MADE IN SEPTEMBER.

- TIMBUCTU (6TH PROVINCE):

ABOVE-AVERAGE RAINFALL IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS BUT THE IMPACT ON GRAZING MEDIOCRE. RIVER LEVELS FAR BELOW THOSE OF 1983 (THE WORST FOR A CENTURY), THREATENING THE HARVESTS OF RICE AND SORGHO. MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES HAVE INDICATED HIGH RATE OF MALNUTRITION.

GAO (7TH PROVINCE):

THE MOST AFFECTED AREA. WINTER FODDER NON-EXISTENT FOLLOWING TWO YEARS OF DROUGHT. MASSIVE CATTLE LOSSES, FOOD SITUATION CATASTROPHIC (300,000 PERSONS AFFECTED). PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES HAVE REQUESTED LOGISTICS SUPPORT TO TRANSPORT 2,000 TONS OF SORGHO, TO BE DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN ANSONGHO, BOUREM, KIDAL, GAO AND MENAKA. COST OF THE OPERATION: US DLRS 36,000. GOVT OF SWITZERLAND HAS DONATED US DLRS 17,000, UNDRO US DLRS 5,000 AND THE BALANCE OBTAINED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF EEC FOOD AID SALES.

4. SITUATION REPORTED PRECARIOUS IN NIORO: REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA, UNDRO AND EEC WILL VISIT THE AREA ON 19 AND 2O AUGUST.

5. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 1, 30 MAY 1984)

		US DLRS
LIBYAN RED CRESCENT	THROUGH UNDRO 36 TONS SUPPLIES	120,000
GOVERNMENTS
NORWAY	THROUGH EURO ACTION FOR SEEDS	62,893
	THROUGH NORWEGIAN ORGANIZATION (MENNESTIFLELSE)	112,000
	THROUGH UNICEF	125,000
	THROUGH THE LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETES	245,000
NETHERLANDS	6,000 TONS FOOD SUPPLIES	3,260,000
SWEDEN	CASH TO UNICEF	890,000
SWITZERLAND	POWDERED MILK THROUGH UNDRO	215,000

6. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR VALUE.

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UNDRO 84/1792

MALI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
28 AUGUST 1984

SITUATION

1. UNDRO DELEGATE REPORTS GENERAL SITUATION VERY SERIOUS DUE TO LATE RAINS IN MAY/JUNE, ONLY TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT IN JULY. DRY AUGUST IN MOST PARTS OF COUNTRY, TOMBOUCTOU AND BAMAKO EXCEPTED. IMPACT VERY HEAVY ON GRAZING AND LIVESTOCK. FOR LATTER ESTIMATED LOSSES 50 PER CENT IN GAO AND KAYES. HARVEST ALSO SEVERELY AFFECTED. FAO REPORTS OUTLOOK FOR LIVESTOCK AND 1984 HARVEST LESS FAVOURABLE THAN FOR 1983 SEASON. FORTHCOMING WEEKS CRUCIAL.

2. FURTHER JOINT GOVERNMENT/UNDRO/DONOR FIELD MISSIONS. IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION APPROX. 5,000 T. ADDITIONAL FOODSTUFFS IN GAO REGION FOR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION WITH SUPPORT SWISS DISASTER CORPS AND NGOS. SIMILAR ACTION DECIDED UPON FOR NIORO AREA.

3. CO-ORDINATING MECHANISM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR WITH SUPPORT OF UNDRO AND PARTICIPATION DONORS AND NGOS TO CO-ORDINATE EVALUATION OF NEEDS AND EXECUTION INTERNATIONAL RELIEF PROGRAMMES.

4. UN/GOVERNMENT/DONORS/NGO MEETING HELD 23 AUGUST. NEED FOR PREVENTIVE ACTIONS IN CERTAIN DESTITUTE REGIONS WAS RECOGNISED TO AVOID DRASTIC WORSENING OF SITUATION. BUDGET FOR APPROX. US DLRS 1,200,000 AND DETAILED PROGRAMMES PREPARED BY MALI/NGO COORDINATION COMMITTEE WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE.

5. CAPACITY PRIVATE TRANSPORT SECTOR BEING EVALUATED WITH SWISS HELP TO ALLOW GOVERNMENT AND UNDRO TO DEVELOP NATIONAL RELIEF TRANSPORTATION PLANS. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW.

6. IN CO-OPERATION WITH UN VOLUNTEERS PROGRAMME, UNDRO PLANS TO APPOINT 4 UNV'S TO ASSIST UNDRO/UNDP REPRESENTATIVE, INTERIOR MINISTRY AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES TOMBOUCTOU AND GAO. WHILE SALARIES ARE COVERED BY UNDP FUNDS, FINANCING FOR APPROX. US DLRS 90,000 IS REQUESTED FOR 3, 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OVER 12 MONTHS. DETAILS WILL BE FURNISHED TO INTERESTED DONORS.

CONTRIBUTIONS

NORWAY: US DLRS 245,000 (PARA 5 SITREP NO. 2) THROUGH NOWEGIAN CHURCH AID INSTEAD OF LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES.

SWITZERLAND: ASSISTANCE TO UNDRO OF 2 LOGISTICS EXPERTS BY SWISS DISASTER CORPS. VALUE NOT REPORTED.

7. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 84/2171

MALI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
16 OCTOBER 1984

1. JOINT MISSION UNDRO/ASC (SWISS DISASTER CORPS) VISITED DROUGHT AFFECTED AREAS IN GAO AND MOPTI REGIONS.

2. AS A RESULT OF SCARCE AND IRREGULAR RAINFALL 84 (SITREPS 2-3) HARVEST INSUFFICIENT. FAO/WFP/UNDRO MISSION PRESENTLY EVALUATING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND LIVESTOCK. IT APPEARS THAT CONTINUING EMERGENCY AID NEEDED ESPECIALLY FOR DESTITUTE NOMADIC POPULATIONS IN SAHEL WHICH EXHAUSTED RESOURCES FOR FOOD PURCHASES. POPULATION OF MOST AFFECTED REGIONS (KAYES, TIMBUCTOU, GAO) APPROX 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE.

3. ACCORDING TO SURVEY BY MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (MSF), SERIOUS NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES IN AFFECTED AREAS. PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN 0-5 YEARS FOUND BELOW 80 PER CENT OF NORM OF WEIGHTHEIGHT RATIO AS FOLLOWS: TIMBUCTOU: 18-52 PER CENT, GOURMARHAROUS: 27-70, DIRE: 12-47, NIAFUNKE: 7-18, GOUNDAM: 15-38, NARA: 10-34.

4. ASSISTANCE ALSO NEEDED TO PROVIDE BASIC MEANS OF PRODUCTION TO THE DROUGHT-STRICKEN POPULATION WHOSE RESOURCES HAVE BECOME COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED: TOOLS, SEEDS, DRILLING FOR MARKET GARDENING.

5. LOGISTICs OPERATION (SITREP 2) CONDUCTED BY UNDRO/ASC TEAM WILL BE COMPLETED SECOND HALF OCTOBER. DETAILED INFORMATION ON RESULTS WILL FOLLOW.

6. VERY PRECARIOUS CONDITIONS OF GAO FERRY CUTS OFF THAT REGION FROM REST OF COUNTRY WITH SERIOUS ECONOMIC LOSSES ON TOP OF THOSE CAUSED BY DROUGHT. CONSTRUCTION OF 2 FERRIES (60 T. EACH) VERY URGENT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE MAIN ROAD LINK MOPTI-GAO (COULD POSSIBLY BE CARRIED OUT LOCALLY IN KOULIKORO, ENGINES TO BE IMPORTED).

7. FOOD AID SITUATION ACCORDING TO WFP AT 15.10.84: TONNAGE RECEIVED OR DUE MT 171,400 (EQUIVALENT TO CEREALS MT 182,400). 83/ 84 NEEDS WERE SET AT MT 193,000 BY 1983 FAO/WFP MISSION. DEFICIT MT 10,600 WITH MT 14,000 DUE NOV/DEC. 84.

8. TO ACHIEVE AN OVERALL VIEW OF EMERGENCY RELIEF, DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO OF RELIEF PROGRAMMES FUNDED OR EXECUTED
IN MALI AND OF THEIR VALUE.

9. CONTRIBUTIONS

		US DLRS
EEC	FUNDS FOR HEALTH/NUTITRIONAL PROGRAMME OF MSF ECUS 850,000	625,005
OXFAM	PURCHASE OF MAIZE AND RICE FOR LOCAL GROUPS, BANDIAGARA AREA	32,712

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UNDRO 84/2394

MALI - DROUGHT
SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
09 NOVEMBER 1984

SITUATION

1. UNDRO/WFP/FAO MULTI-DONOR MISSION: THREE TEAMS, TO STUDY IN PARTICULAR STOCK-BREEDING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, EMERGENCY RELIEF/LOGISTICS, COMPLETED THEIR FIELD SURVEY. MISSION CONSIDERED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INFERIOR TO THAT OF 1983. TOTAL FOOD AID REQUIRED: 202,000 MT. CEREALS PLUS 2,000 MT. DSM WHICH WOULD INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, 10,000 MT. OF CEREALS FOR EMERGENCY STOCKS AND 100,000 MT. CEREALS FOR THE NATIONAL RELIEF COMMITTEE FOR DROUGHT VICTIMS, OF WHICH 30,000 MT. OF CEREALS PLUS 2,000 MT. DSM FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION.

2. PRACTICALLY ALL NORTHERN REGIONS DISASTER STRICKEN AND THE POPULATION SITUATION EXTREMELY WORRYING NECESSITATING AN INCREASE IN DISTRIBUTION OF FREE FOOD. IN PARTICULAR DISTRIBUTION AT THE DISTRICT/VILLAGE LEVELS SHOULD CONTINUE, AND EVEN BE INCREASED.

3. CRITICAL PERIOD FOR BRIDGING THE GAP IN 1985 WILL START IN APRIL (1-2 MONTHS EARLIER THAN IN 1984). CONSEQUENTLY THE ARRIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELIEF SHOULD BE ADVANCED.

4. SEED REQUIREMENTS ANNOUNCED IN OUR SITREP NO. 4 CONFIRMED BY URGENT REQUEST FROM NGO/CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE FOR 100 MT. POTATO SEEDS FOR CULTIVATION NEAR PONDS, WATER HOLES, RIVERS. FINANCING NECESSARY FOR PURCHASE (US DLRS 30,000), AIR TRANSPORT (US DLRS 100,000) AND INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION (US DLRS 10,000). DONORS, EVEN THOSE WISHING TO MAKE A PARTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS APPEAL, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT UNDRO IMMEDIATELY.

5. GIVEN THE PRESENT DELAY OF AROUND 5 DAYS, TRANSPORT CAPACITY OF GAO FERRY SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 125 MT./DAY. POSSIBLE LOCAL CONTRUCTION OF 40 MT. FERRY. ESTIMATED COST INCLUDING MOTOR: US DLRS 150,000.

EMERGENCY OPERATONS

6. LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES (LCRS) HAS UNDERTAKEN ACTION IN FAVOUR OF 57,000 UNDER-NOURISHED CHILDREN IN GAO REGION. OF 108 FEEDING CENTRES PLANNED FOR MID-DECEMBER, 30 PRESENTLY IN OPERATION. PROGRAMME VALUED AT 4,200,000 SWISS FRANCS. FINANCING RECEIVED: 5,500,000 SWISS FRANCS (FROM EEC AND NATIONAL SOCIETIES). LRCS STUDYING POSSIBILITY OF NEW APPEAL FOR 4,000 MT. RICE IN FAVOUR OF 100,000 ADULTS.

7. CONTRIBUTIONS:

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS		US DLRS
EEC	FOR LRCS, 500,000 ECUS	367,650
	BY INTERMEDIARY DELEGATION IN MALI 2,000,000 ECUS	1,470,600
GOVERNMENTS
CANADA	ASSISTANCE AND REHABILITATION PROJECT THROUGH UNICEF, CAN DLRS 500,000	381,680
ITALY	A) FOOD AID 2,000 MT. RICE ITALIAN L. 5 MILLION	2,631,580
	B) MEDICAL AID THROUGH UNICEF ITALIAN L. 2 MILLION	1,052,631
	C) LOGISTICS SUPPORT BY VEHICLES AND TRANSPORT COSTS, THROUGH UNDRO, ITALIAN L. 2 MILLION	1,052,631

8. DONORS AND RELIEF AGENCIES ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (GENEVA OR BAMAKO) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE, AND THE STATUS OF THEIR EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES TO MALI.

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UNDRO 84/2588

MALI - DROUGHT
SITUATION REPORT NO. 6
29 NOVEMBER 1984

1. FREE DISTRIBUTION OF CEREALS - GAO REGION

AS INDICATED IN SITREP NO. 2 PARA 3 AND SITREP NO. 4 PARA 5, AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT, A LOGISTICS OPERATION DIRECTED BY UNDRO AND ASC WAS CARRIED OUT IN GAO TO DISTRIBUTE 2,000 TONS OF CEREALS. THIS QUANTITY HAS BEEN SHARED OUT IN EACH CIRCLE (DEPARTMENTS) AND THE CEREALS IMMEDIATELY DISTRIBUTED TO THE POPULATION. ON THE BASIS OF AN AGREEMENT MADE WITH ROAD TRANSPORTERS CO-OPERATIVE OF GAO, PRIVATE VEHICLES WERE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION THANKS TO CONTRIBUTIONS BY ASC, USAID, CNAVS AND UNDRO, THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER.

2. UNDRO DELEGATE'S MISSION TO MENAKA, GOSSI, TIMBUCTOO AND MOPTI, 16 TO 23 NOVEMBER

(A) MORE THAN 400,000 DROUGHT-AFFECTED IN GAO REGION (25 PER CENT TOTAL POPULATION). MONTHLY EMERGENCY AID NEEDS ESTIMATED AT 4,000 TONS, OF WHICH 3,000 TONS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION, AND IN A FEW MONTHS' TIME, 6,000 TONS, OF WHICH 4,000 FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION. THE REGROUPING AROUND GAO OF APPROX 15,000 PEOPLE WITH NO RESOURCES IS BECOMING ALARMING. THEY RECEIVE VERY LITTLE AID. OUTBREAKS OF MEASLES IN THESE CAMPS CAUSING DEATHS.

(B) MOPTI REGION - NO RICE HARVEST - SITUATION SERIOUS - 500,000 AFFECTED. POPULATION REGROUPED AROUND THE TOWN IS ESTIMATED AT 72,000 AND AROUND GOSSI AT 10,000.

(C) TIMBUCTOO REGION - 170,000 CONSIDERED DISASTER-STRICKEN. VERY LITTLE POPULATION REGROUPED AROUND TOWNS.

(D) GENERAL CONCLUSIONS: URGENT NEED LARGE QUANTITIES FREELY DISTRIBUTED FOOD IN GAO, MOPTI, AND TIMBUCTOO REGIONS. FREE DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY AID AT REGIONAL AND VILLAGE LEVEL WOULD BE ADMINISTERED PREFERABLY BY ORGANIZATIONS SPECIALIZING IN LOGISTICS AND SUPERVISON OF DISTRIBUTION.

3. FAO/WFP/UNDRO MISSION

MISSION REPORT WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. DETAILS OF THE CONCLUSIONS (UNDRO SITREP NO. 5, PARA 1) ARE AVAILABLE EITHER FROM UNDRO/ GENEVA OR FAO/OSRO/ROME.

4. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 84/2697

MALI - DROUGHT
SITUATION REPORT NO. 7
07 DECEMBER 1984

1. THE MALIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED, THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF THE UNDRO DELEGATE, THAT THE SITUATION IN MOPTI AND GAO, WHERE 900,000 PEOPLE ARE DISASTER-STRICKEN, IS VERY SERIOUS. IMMEDIATE AID OF 4,000 TONS OF CEREALS IS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THESE TWO REGIONS. AT PRESENT THERE REMAINS 1,420 T. IN MOPTI AND 830 T. IN GAO.

2. THE REPORT OF THE FAO/WFP MISSION OF THE EVALUATION OF THE FOOD SITUATION IN MALI, IN WHICH UNDRO HAS PARTICIPATED, WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

3. THE EMERGENCY PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE MARKET GARDENING IN THE AFFECTED ZONES AMOUNTS TO 247,000,000 CFA (APPROX US DLRS 525,531) FOR EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING THE MOTOR-DRIVEN PUMPS), 150,000,000 CFA (APPROX US DLRS 319,148) FOR SEEDS AND 13,000,000 CFA (APPROX US DLRS 27,659) FOR PESTICIDES.

4. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.

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UNDRO 85/0110

MALI - DROUGHT
SITUATION REPORT NO. 8
15 JANUARY 1985

POPULATION IN NEED

1. IN MID-DECEMBER 84 GOVERNMENT ESTIMATED NUMBER AFFECTED PEOPLE AT ONE MILLION AS FOLLOWS:

REGION	PEOPLE	POPULATION PERCENTAGE
KAYES	150,000 (50,000 ROVING)	15
MOPTI	300,000 (110,000 ROVING)	30
GAO	400,000 (MAJORITY ROVING)	85
TIMBUCTOO	167,000 (MINORITY ROVING)	33

RELIEF NEEDS

2. FURTHER TO FAO/WFP/UNDRO MISSION'S ESTIMATE OF FOOD AID NEEDS FOR 84/85 AT 202,000 MT CEREALS (SITREP 5 PARA 1), WFP INFORMS PLEDGES ANNOUNCED BY DONORS TOTAL 81,500 MT, OF WHICH 36,000 MT ARRIVING BETWEEN JANUARY/MARCH 85.

3. FAO/WFP/UNDRO MISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED THREE PRIORITY ACTIONS:

A) FREE EMERGENCY AID TO FARMERS AND DESTITUTE PEOPLE.

B) REHABILITATION CEREAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY WITH SUPPLY OF 24,000 MT SEEDS, DRAUGHT ANIMALS AND TOOLS.

C) CHANGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM TO PUMPING IRRIGA TION, CULTIVATION OF NIGER BANKS, LAND UTILIZATION IN SOUTH MALI.

4. SITUATION IN GAO REGION OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WITH NEED FREE DISTRIBUTION RELIEF NEEDS TO 70,000 PEOPLE STARTING FEBRUARY. CEREAL STOCKS AVAILABLE INSUFFICIENT, TO BE INCREASED. ALSO MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES REQUIRES URGENTLY AT LEAST 40 MT DSM TO RESPOND TO NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY VULNERABLE GROUPS IN NUMEROUS 'CERCLES' WHO CANNOT BE ASSISTED DUE TO LATE ARRIVAL 100 MT DSM. AIRFREIGHT TO BE CONSIDERED.

LOGISTICS

5. INTERNATIONAL AID TABLES AND DISTRIBUTION PLANS TO 'CERCLES' ARE KEPT UP-TO-DATE BY UNDRO DELEGATES, IN LINE WITH FAO/UNDRO/ WFP MISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH UNDERLINED GREAT IMPORTANCE OF:

A) DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AID SHIPMENTS VIA DAKAR, ABIDJAN AND LOME ACCORDING TO DESTINATION POINTS IN MALI. FOR GAO REGION PORT OF LOME TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY. DONORS ARE THUS REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDP/UNDRO/WFP IN BAMAKO DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THEIR HEADQUARTERS, OF EXACT ARRIVALS SCHEDULE AND DESTINATION OF RELIEF AID APPROVED OR BEING CONSIDERED.

B) INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION PLANS BY 'CERCLE' TO BE ADJUSTED ON BASIS MOVEMENT NEEDY POPULATION.TO THIS END TEAM OF FOUR UNV'S WITH POSSIBLE REINFORCEMENT BY NETHERLANDS VOLUNTEERS AND SWISS EXPERTS WILL BE OPERATIONAL STARTING FEBRUARY 1985 TO COVER AFFECTED REGIONS IN ADDITION TO NGO REPRESENTATIVES ON THE FIELD WHO, HOWEVER, LACK TRANSPORTATION MEANS.

6. DONORS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE IN BAMAKO UNANIMOUSLY RECOGNIZED IMPORTANCE TO PROVIDE ABOVE MENTIONED TRANSPORTATION MEANS. 4 WD VEHICLES WITH TRAVEL, FUEL AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS NEEDED. BUDGET US DLRS 15,000 FOR PURCHASE AND US DLRS 2,000 MONTHLY COSTS. TOTAL FOR 6 MONTHS: US DLRS 27,000 X 5-10 VEHICLES.

7. ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE RELAYED TO INTERESTED PARTIES IN BAMAKO AND THROUGH UNDRO SITREPS.

8. THEREFORE UNDRO APPEALS FOR:

• A) REMAINDER FOOD AID NEEDS 120,500 MT,
• B) 40 - 100 MT DSM FOR MSF,
• C) US DLRS 135/270,000 FOR 5-10 4 WD'S

9. CONTRIBUTIONS

IGO		US DLRS
EEC	13,500 MT CEREALS INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION - VALUE ECU 7,000,000	4,914,700
GOVERNMENTS
CHINA	MAIZE 1,000 MT	(++)
DENMARK	CASH THROUGH UNDRO, VALUE D.KR. 1,000,000	90,407
FRANCE	MAIZE 7,000 MT	(++)
NORWAY	FOOD AND MEDICINES, VALUE N.KR. 4,200,000	464,100
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	CEREALS 23,900 MT APPROVAL IN PROCESS)	(++)
NGO
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL (USA)	FOOD AID AND TRANSPORT TO KAYES, KOLOKANI AND GAO REGIONS (FOR GAO IN CO-OPERATION WITH LRCS)	496,500
OXFAM (UK)	VARIOUS GRANTS TO NGOS, VALUE UK POUNDS 317,161	370,950

(++) VALUES NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO.

10. DONORS AND RELIEF AGENCIES ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO (GENEVA OR BAMAKO) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, VALUE AND SITUATION OF EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES EXECUTED BY THEM IN MALI.

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UNDRO 85/1003

MALI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 9
03 MAY 1985

SITUATION

1. SITUATION IN AFFECTED REGIONS (KAYES, MOPTI, TIMBUCTOO AND GAO) SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED DUE INSUFFICIENT AVAILABILITY OF CEREALS FOR SALE OR FREE DISTRIBUTION IN RELATION TO NEEDY POPULATION FIGURES. HEALTH PROBLEMS DEVELOPED RESULTING FROM INFLUX AFFECTED POPULATION IN SOUTH AND AROUND CITIES. 1,000 MT CEREALS STOCKED IN MOPTI HAD TO BE URGENTLY TRANSPORTED TO GAO AND TIMBUCTOO WHERE NEEDS PARTICULARLY PRESSING.

LOGISTICS/FOOD AID

2. ACCORDING TO WFP/ROME, 40,000 MT FOOD AID, IN PORTS DAKAR, ABIDJAN AND LOME, AWAITING TRANSPORTATION TO MALI. EXPECTED ARRIVALS FOR MALI IN MAY-JUNE WILL TOTAL 64,500 MT CEREALS. STOCKS AVAILABLE IN MALI INSUFFICIENT UP TO NOW TO COVER PRESENT NEEDS.

RELIEF NEEDS

3. MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERE (MSF) STARTED EXECUTION OF DECENTRALIZED ACTION PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO ALLOW ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING VACCINATIONS BY NEEDY POPULATION, THROUGH PROVISION OF NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE CARE TO LOCAL HEALTH PERSONNEL AND SUBSEQUENT REGULAR REPLENISHMENT. OUT OF 6-MONTH'S BUDGET OF US DLRS 958,000, US DLRS 463,000 ALREADY FINANCED BY FRANCE (GOVERNMENT AND NGO'S), NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, EEC, UNICEF, UNDRO AND OXFAM (UK).

4. DONORS IN POSITION TO FINANCE THIS URGENT PROGRAMME ARE INVITED TO CONTACT UNDRO. MEDICAMENTS AND VACCINS (US DLRS 251,000), STAFF (US DLRS 16,400), LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION (US DLRS 148,000), LOCAL STRUCTURES SUPPORT (US DLRS 79,000) REMAIN TO BE FUNDED.

5. SUPERVISION OF DISTRIBUTION AND USEFULNESS OF ALL INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ARE DEPENDENT ON MOVEMENT POSSIBILITIES OF REGIONAL TEAMS: TO THIS END DONORS ARE INVITED TO CONSIDER PROVISION OF FOUR 4WD VEHICLES FOR RELIEF AGENCIES. VETERINAIRES SANS FRONTIERE REQUEST US DLRS 53,000 FOR CONTINUATION DRIED MEAT PROGRAMME WHICH PROVED VERY BENEFICIAL IN PROVIDING SUBSISTANCE MEANS TO POPULATION.

6. LRCS' NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMME NOW ASSISTING 290,000 PEOPLE IN GAO. LEAGUE NEEDS ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SFR 5.4 MILLIONS TO CONTINUE PROGRAMME FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER.

7. IN VIEW OF HEALTH SITUATION AND APPROACH AGRICULTURAL SEASON DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IN AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AND ESSENTIAL HEALTH NEEDS.

8. CONTRIBUTIONS:

UN SYSTEM		US DLRS
WFP	10,000 MT MAIZE WITH TRANSPORT	3,480,000
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
EEC	TOTAL FOOD AID AND RELIEF FUNDS 84/85 ECUS 42,85 MILLION	31,480,050
GOVERNMENTS
ALGERIA	WHEAT	200,000
BELGIUM	5,000 MT WHEAT (FEBRUARY 85)	(++)
GERMANY, FED.REP.	5,000 MT MAIZE THROUGH WFP	1,474,000
	TOTAL FOOD AID 1985: 6,000 MT	(++)
NETHERLANDS	EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS ECUS 202,380	141,666
	FOOD AID 1985 4.250 MT CEREALS ECUS 1,138,393	796,875
NORWAY	AID INCLUDING 300.000 EMERGENCY RATIONS THROUGH NORWEGIAN CHURCH AID N.KR. 7.5 MILLION	803,571
USA	FOOD AID 1985 65.510 MT	29,093,600
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
CARITAS INTERNATONALIS	FOOD AID AND EMERGENCY	1,443,915
OXFAM (UK)	RELIEF GRANTS TO VARIOUS NGOS PDS. STG. 93,014	104,510
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL	FOOD AID WITH TRANSPORT/DISTRIBUTION	2,448,876
VARIOUS NGOS (NETHERLANDS)	FOOD AID ECUS 967.371	677,159
	STRUCTURAL AID ECUS 485.357	339,749

9. CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED FOR MALI AS OF 2 MAY 1985:

UN SYSTEM	12,317,000
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS	31,480,050
GOVERNMENTS	71,170,752
RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT	293,415
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES	2,793,415
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES	4,910,341
PRIVATE SECTOR	38,637
TOTAL	123,003,545

(++) - VALUES NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

10. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO GENEVA (PREFERABLY BY TELEX 28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, VALUE AND SITUATION OF EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES EXECUTED BY THEM IN MALI.

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UNDRO 85/1376

MALI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 10
17 JUNE 1985

SITUATION

1. GENERAL CONDITION OF DROUGHT-STRICKEN POPULATION KEEPS DETERIORATING AS CRITICAL PERIOD PRECEDING NEXT HARVEST BEGINS AND FAMILY RESERVES RUNNING OUT RAPIDLY. SEASONAL RAINS NOT YET ARRIVED. HEALTH SITUATION MORE AND MORE CRITICAL BECAUSE OF INCREASED VULNERABILITY OF UNDERNOURISHED POPULATION.

2. DUE TO DELAY IN TRANSPORTATION OF RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO MALI (AVERAGE 15,000 MT/MONTH FOR LAST THREE MONTHS), STOCKS IN REGIONS ARE EXTREMELY LOW. EXCEPTIONAL MEASURES MIGHT THEREFORE BE NECESSARY TO CREATE SUFFICIENT DECENTRALISED RESERVES BEFORE RAINY SEASON.

3. WFP REPORTS UP TO 11 JUNE 85, 72,000 MT CEREALS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO MALI FROM DAKAR, ABIDJAN, LOME AND ADDITIONAL 23,000 MT EXPECTED BEFORE END JUNE. PRESENT OFFTAKE CAPACITY TO MALI 21,000 MT/MONTH BEING INCREASED. WFP REQUESTS THAT ALL SHIPMENTS BE SENT TO ABIDJAN.

4. INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION ALSO DELAYED DUE TO LACK OF VEHICLES AND BAD CONDITION OF ROADS.

HEALTH

5. CHOLERA EPIDEMIC SITUATION WORSENING: 1,085 CASES RECORDED IN 85 (296 DEATHS) (TOTAL SINCE 1984: 2,878 CASES OF WHICH 704 DEATHS). WORST-HIT REGIONS ARE: MOPTI, TIMBUKTU AND SEGOU.

IN FACT FIGURES MIGHT BE HIGHER AS COMMUNICATION WITH REGIONS DIFFICULT. PROSPECTS PARTICULARLY WORRYING AS RAINY SEASON WILL WORSEN HEALTH SITUATION AND FURTHER ISOLATE POPULATION IN REGIONS. THIS CALLS FOR RAPID UPGRADING OF DECENTRALIZED RELIEF STOCKS.

PRIORITY OBJECTIVES

6. IMMEDIATE CONCERTED ACTION NECESSARY TO ENSURE:

A) CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN EMERGENCY STOCKS IN SUBREGIONS PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS TIMBUKTU (TO BE CUT OFF BY RAINS), GAO KAYES, MOPTI. 4,000 MT TO BE TRANSPORTED TO TIMBUKTU BEFORE END JUNE.

B) STIMULATION OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKET GARDENING PRODUCTION AS RAINS WILL ALLOW IT.

C) PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE HEALTH CARE.

D) PROVISION OF SAFE WATER FOR POPULATION NEEDS AND MARKET GARDENING.

E) CREATION OF INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES.

7. NEEDS TO BE COVERED:

A) SEEDS (TO BE DISTRIBUTED BEFORE MID-JULY):

- MILLET/SORGHUM/MAIZE 3,589 MT - SORGHUM AND MAIZE AVAILABLE IN IVORY COAST (FOUR WEEKS DELAY)

- RICE 2,031 MT PARTIALLY AVAILABLE IN NIGER.

B) INCREASE IN INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY FOR SECONDARY DISTRIBUTION: 60 TO 80 MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCKS PART OF WHICH FOURWHEEL DRIVE.

C) HEALTH - SEE MEDICAL PROJECTS PROPOSED IN SITREP NO. 9 OF 2 MAY 1985, PARAS. 3 TO 7.

D) NEED OF AIR TRANSPORTATION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTED RELIEF ITEMS SUCH AS SEEDS TO AREAS WHERE NEEDS ARE PARTICULARLY ACUTE.

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UNDRO 85/1794

MALI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 11
14 AUGUST 1985

THE FOLLOWING SITUATION REPORT IS ISSUED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IN AFRICA (OEOA).

SITUATION

1. UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT JULY RAINS WERE SUFFICIENT AND WELL DISTRIBUTED. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO NON-COVERAGE SEEDS REQUIREMENT (SEE SITREP NO. 10, PARA 7, 14 JUNE 85). ACCORDING TO FAO GERMINATION IS NORMAL.

2. POPULATION RETURNING TO AREAS OF ORIGIN. HEALTH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING.

3. ACCORDING TO WFP 148,000 MT CEREALS ARRIVED IN MALI AGAINST 252,000 MT PLEDGED. APPROX 48,000 MT AWAITING OFF-TAKE FROM HARBOURS AND AT LEAST PART WILL REACH DESTINATION ONLY AT HARVEST TIME. CONSEQUENTLY APPROPRIATE MEASURES WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LOCAL PRODUCTION.

LOGISTICS

4. INTERNAL TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION TO NEEDY POPULATION ARE SERIOUSLY HAMPERED BY CONDITION OF TRACKS DUE TO RAINS AND SEVERAL DISTRICTS ARE CUT OFF. LACK OF TRUCKS AND FUEL SLOWS DOWN DISTRIBUTION. SUPPLY TO TIMBUCTOO IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL. RIVER NIGER NAVIGABLE DOWNSTREAM FROM MOPTI.

5. ALGERIAN AIRLIFT USING 4 C-130 AIRCRAFT CARRIED 630 MT CEREALS FROM MOPTI TO TIMBUCTOO BETWEEN 21 JUNE AND 11 JULY. AIRLIFT RESUMED BETWEEN 25 JULY AND 5 AUGUST WITH TARGET OF 1,000 MT.

6. ITALIAN AIRLIFT STARTED 29 JULY WITH ONE DC8 AIRCRAFT FROM DAKAR TO BAMAKO, CAPACITY APPROX 80 MT PER DAY FOR ONE MONTH. WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ONE C-130 AIRCRAFT FROM BAMAKO TO GAO FROM 6 TO 12 AUGUST (900 MT EXPECTED) AND TO TIMBUCTOO STARTING 13 AUGUST (900 MT EXPECTED).

7. TRUCK FLEET MANAGED BY UNDRO/ASC INCLUDING 18 TRUCKS, GIFT OF ITALY, AND 20 TRUCKS, GIFT OF OPEC (OF WHICH 10 RENTED TO CARE), PARTICIPATING IN SECONDARY DISTRIBUTION IN CO-ORDINATION WITH ABOVE-MENTIONED AIRLIFTS.

APPEALS

8. LRCS STILL IN NEED OF S.FR. 1.5 MILLION FOR ITS RELIEF OPERATION.

CONTRIBUTIONS: (SINCE SITREP NO. 9 OF 2 MAY 1985)

9. UN SYSTEM		US DLRS
UNICEF (NATIONAL OFFICES):
BELGIUM	CASH CONTRIBUTION	45,000
JAPAN	CASH CONTRIBUTION, YEN 36.1 MILLION	144,000
USA	CASH CONTRIBUTION	25,000
10. IGO
EEC	1,780 MT SEEDS, VALUE ECU 750,000	554,175
	PART OF ECU 250,000 THROUGH WFP FOR LOGISTICS EXPERTS	(++)
11. GOVERNMENTS
CHINA	6,000 MT MAIZE	(++)
ITALY	15 T CHILDREN'S FOOD BY AIRLIFT	(++)
JAPAN	20,000 BLANKETS	(++)
	24 T BISCUITS	(++)
NETHERLANDS	2,860 T RICE AND TRANSPORT THROUGH WFP, VALUE D.GLD. 4,570,000	1,305,714
NORWAY	CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH NORWEGIAN CHURCH AID, VALUE N.KR. 5,500,000	611,111
	CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH PASTOR STROEMME'S MEMORIAL FUND, VALUE N.KR. 1,181,000	131,222
USA	LOGISTICS ASSESSMENT, CARE FOOD PROGRAMME, MEDICAL TEAM AND SUPPLIES, AIRLIFT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES AND EMERGENCY RIVER CROSSING OPERATIONS	3,093,063
	FOOD AID FOR 1985: 67,655 T	31,926,000
	FOOD AID FOR 1985 THROUGH LRCS: 5,439 T	3,021,600
YUGOSLAVIA	50 T FOOD AID	(++)
12. NGO
CARDINAL LEGER AND HIS WORKS (CANADA)	CASH	304,000
CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS:
CARITAS AUSTRIA	CASH	90,000
CARITAS BELGIUM	CASH	27,576
	IN KIND	3,960
CARITAS CANADA	CASH	418,000
CARITAS FRG	CASH	30,870
CARITAS KOREA (REP. OF)	CASH	9,590
CARITAS MALAYSIA	CASH	9,600
CARITAS NETHERLANDS	CASH	28,000
	IN KIND	215,827
CARITAS NEW ZEALAND	CASH	7,204
CARITAS SINGAPORE	CASH	10,471
CARITAS SWITZERLAND	CASH	397,343
CEBEMO (NETHERLANDS)	CASH CONTRIBUTION	114,000
RED CROSS (DENMARK)	125 T RICE, D.KR. 1,000,000	90,909
RED CROSS (ITALY)	200,000 L OIL	(++)

(++) - VALUE NOT REPORTED TO UNDRO

13. CONTRIBUTIONS RECORDED UP TO 8 AUGUST 1985 IN US DOLLARS:

UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM	12,342,000
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS	32,034,225
GOVERNMENTS	68,197,261
RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT	384,259
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES	2,793,415
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES	6,791,182
PRIVATE SECTOR	38,637
TOTAL	122,580,979

14. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH), OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.

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UNDRO 85/2410

MALI - DROUGHT
SITUATION REPORT NO. 12
31 OCTOBER 1985

THIS SITUATION REPORT IS ISSUED IN CONSULTATION WITH OEOA.

1. AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MALI, THE UN DISASTER RELIEF CO-ORDINATOR, ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHIEF OF THE RELIEF AND PREPAREDNESS BRANCH, VISITED MALI FROM 14 TO 19 OCTOBER. THE COORDINATOR VISITED THE REGIONS OF TIMBUCTOO AND GAO, AND ON 15 OCTOBER 1985, MET WITH PRESIDENT MOUSSA TRAORE.

2. THE SALIENT POINTS ARISING FROM THIS MISSION WERE THE RECOGNITION OF THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE RENDERED TO THE DROUGHT-AFFECTED POPULATION IN MALI SINCE MAY 1984 (AMOUNTING TO US DLRS 126 MILLION CONTRIBUTED BY 16 GOVTS AND 44 INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS) AS WELL AS THE PRESENT NEED TO ENSURE AN EFFECTIVE TRANSITION FROM EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPMENT.

SITUATION

3. RAINFALL REGISTERED IN 1985 UNTIL MID-OCTOBER 85-120 PER CENT OF LONG-TERM AVERAGE. MOST CROPS BEING HARVESTED OR ABOUT TO BE HARVESTED. FAO CROP ASSESSMENT MISSION ESTIMATED TOTAL CEREAL PRODUCTION FOR 1985/86 MARKETING YEAR PROVISIONALLY AT 1,171,000 MT COMING CLOSE TO 1981/82 RECORD LEVELS. IN GAO AND TIMBUCTOO REGIONS RAINFALL BELOW AVERAGE AND HARVEST PROSPECTS LESS FAVOURABLE. MULTIPLYING GRASSHOPPER POPULATION IN NORTH-WESTERN AREAS (NIORO, NARA, MOPTI) SPREADING TO TIMBUCTOO REGION CAUSING DAMAGE TO CROPS. BIRD INFESTATION REPORTED IN CENTRAL DELTA.

4. GOOD CONDITIONS OF PASTURES AND LIVESTOCK IN MOST AREAS. PASTURE CONDITION POOR NORTH AND NORTH-EAST OF HOMBORI.

5. PART OF DISPLACED POPULATION RETURNED TO THEIR AREAS OF ORIGIN.

6. SITUATION STABILIZED WITH RESPECT TO MENINGITIS AND MEASLES. VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES AND TUBERCULOSIS CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. CHOLERA EPIDEMIC BEING PROGRESSIVELY CONTAINED (SEP- TEMBER: 121 CASES, 17 DEATHS, AUGUST: 115 CASES, 23 DEATHS, JULY: 466 CASES, 90 DEATHS).

7. LARGE-SCALE FREE DISTRIBUTIONS BEING PHASED OUT BY END OCTOBER TO PROTECT LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING REDUCED. LATE FOOD AID WILL BE USED MAINLY FOR FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMMES. CONTINUED NEED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION AND NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMES BEING EVALUATED.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

8. CONDITIONS OF ROAD NETWORK SLIGHTLY IMPROVED. MAIN TRANSPORT UNDERTAKEN ON RIVERS. PERSISTENT DELAYS IN FUEL SUPPLY AFFECTING TRANSPORT OPERATIONS.

9. AS AT 29 OCTOBER, 206,000 MT OF CEREAL FOOD AID ARRIVED IN MALI WHICH IS 82 PER CENT OF 250,000 MT PLEDGED. 4,800 MT OF NON-CEREALS DELIVERED AGAINST 6,700 MT PLEDGED. FOOD AID BACKLOG IN PORTS, AND FOOD AID EXPECTED IN NOVEMBER AMOUNTING TO 25,650 MT.

10. UNTIL END OF SEPTEMBER, ITALIAN/OPEC TRUCK FLEET MANAGED BY UNDRO/ASC WITH ASSISTANCE OF PRIVATE TRUCKERS ORGANIZED AND SUPERVISED TRANSPORT OF TOTAL 15,300 MT CEREALS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION (5,700 MT GAO, 5,500 MT TIMBUCTOO, 4,100 MT MOPTI). IN ADDITION, 11,700 MT TRANSPORTED TO MOPTI IN COOPERATION WITH OPAM (OFFICE DES PRODUITS AGRICOLES DU MALI).

11. LRCS DISTRIBUTING DRY AND PREPARED FOOD RATIONS IN 161 NUTRITIONAL CENTRES REACHING APPROXIMATELY 135,000 PERSONS PER MONTH. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED OR ANNOUNCED SINCE BEGINNING OF OF LEAGUE OPERATIONS SF 7,909,774. NEEDS TO BE MET 2,800,000.

UNMET NEEDS

12. - RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY STOCKS WHICH CURRENTLY AT VERY LOW LEVEL (TOTAL 10,600 MT AGAINST THEORETICAL 38,000 MT. SECURITY STOCK IN MOPTI 5,300 MT. TIMBUCTOO AND GAO NIL) PREFERABLY WITHIN NEXT 3 MONTHS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PERIOD WHEN NIGER IS NAVIGABLE AND
TRANSPORT COSTS ARE LOWEST.

- US DLRS 104,000 TO FIGHT INSECT INFESTATION OF GRAINS.

- SEEDS FOR VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR CULTIVATION DURING LEAN PERIOD.

- BASIC DRUGS AND VEHICLES FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES IN 6TH AND 7TH REGION.

OTHER OUTSTANDING NEEDS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.

13. CONTRIBUTIONS: (REPORTED SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO.11, 14 AUG 85)

UN SYSTEM		US DLRS
UNDP	FIGHT AGAINST GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION	250,000
FAO	EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FIGHT GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION	238,000
GOVERNMENTS
BELGIUM	6,000 TONS OF WHEAT	1,567,000
CANADA	120 MT DSM, 78 X 190 KG DRUMS COOKING OIL, 90 MT SUGAR - VALUE INCLUDING TRANSPORT CDN DLRS 125,000	92,593
DENMARK	1 MILLION DKR CASH CONTRIBUTION THROUGH DANISH RED CROSS TO LRCS'S DROUGHT RELIEF PROGRAMME	98,522
FRANCE	PILOT AND INSECTICIDES	(++)
PAKISTAN	2,000 MT RICE	(++)
SWITZERLAND	100 MT VEGETABLE FAT THROUGH UNICEF	195,652
	CASH CONTRIBUTION SFR 250,000	108,695
	4 LOGISTICS EXPERTS VALUE SFR 480,000	208,696
UNITED STATES	TO FIGHT GRASSHOPPERS	25,000
YUGOSLAVIA	1,820 MT FOOD AID, MEDICAMENTS	(++)
NGOS
USA FOR AFRICA	AFRICARE IRRIGATION PROJECT	310,000
	AFRICARE HEALTH PROJECT	83,000
	FOR TRANSPORT THROUGH UNDRO	440,000
CONFEDERATION OF YUGOSLAVIAN UNIONS	50 MT FOOD AID	(++)
RED CROSS (YUGOSLAVIA)	120 MT FOOD AID	(++)
RED CROSS (ITALY)	350 MT RICE	(++)

DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM UNDRO DIRECTLY, PREFERABLY BY TELEX (28148 UNDR CH) OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND CORRESPONDING VALUE.

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