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GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS
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As of 30 April 2013, the total number of Malian refugees in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger and Togo is 175,586 individuals. The estimated number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mali as a result of the crisis as of 30 April is 300,783 individuals according to the Commission of Population Movements. The current number of Malian refugees and IDPs is 476,369 individuals.
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The Malian Government has set 7 July for the first round of the Malian presidential elections and 21 July for the legislative elections.
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On 25 April, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2100 (2013) to create a UN peacekeeping force for Mali, MINUSMA, to take over from AFISMA on 1 July 2013.
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On 5 April, the UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, Mr. Robert Piper, visited refugees in Goudoubo camp in Burkina Faso.
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UNHCR’s total financial requirements for the Mali Situation for 2013 stand at USD 144 million for the existing refugee and IDP operations in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger and Mali. UNHCR is grateful to donors who have thus far committed pledges amounting to some USD 57.4 million to respond to this crisis. UNHCR and its partners are appealing for urgent financial support from donors for the Malian displaced as the amount raised represents only 39.8% of the budget at this point.