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Mali, with over 22 million people, faces a protracted humanitarian crisis exacerbated by climate change, armed conflicts, and recurrent disasters. Ranked 184th on the Human Development Index, Mali’s low resilience impacts its ability to adapt to these challenges. By May 2024, the country had 330,713 internally displaced persons (IDPs), while security incidents surged from 1,475 in late 2023 to 2,288 by 2024, reflecting escalating insecurity. In 2024, Mali experienced its worst floods in decades, impacting over 369,000 people and destroying crops, homes, and livestock. These floods delayed the school year for 14,706 people seeking refuge in schools and deepened an already critical food crisis. Over 1.4 million people are facing food insecurity, including 120,923 in emergency phases, primarily in Koulikoro, Mopti, Timbuktu, and Gao. Displaced people and migrants returning to flood-affected areas struggle with precarious shelters, food shortages, and limited access to health and water services. Flooding, coupled with insecurity, has further strained reintegration efforts for over 4,000 returning migrants in 2024. Destroyed infrastructure, increasing food prices, and insufficient capacities of host communities to receive returnees are resulting in dire humanitarian conditions. Ongoing intercommunal tensions have made civilian and humanitarian safety precarious. Insecurity has also affected humanitarian operations, with 31 incidents involving NGOs recorded in 2024. Despite escalating needs, funding remains critically low. By late 2024, less than 30% of required funds for the Humanitarian Response Plan had been mobilized, a continuation of insufficient financing trends since 2021. Mali urgently requires a coordinated international response to address immediate needs, strengthen resilience, and mitigate the worsening impacts of climate change and insecurity on vulnerable populations.