Attachments
Highlights
- During the reporting period, the humanitarian and security situation continues to deteriorate in the northern regions of Mali, with a sharp rise in violence against civilians across the country and increasing difficulties to access basic social services.
- According to the recently published March 2024 Cadre Harmonise, the below average food availability among the worst affected population is expected to push some areas into catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) during the upcoming lean season. The Menaka region is already in a state of severe food insecurity, from March to May 2024, 850 people will be in famine-like conditions, while 2,575 people are expected to be in such a situation during the 2024 lean season.
- UNICEF is appealing for US$133.5 million in 2024 to sustain and scale lifesaving and resilience services for 3.8 million of the most vulnerable children. As of the end of March, the UNICEF HAC is 7 per cent funded.