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In Numbers
- 52,404 people assisted
- 7MT of food assistance distributed
- US$ 500,173 distributed in cash-based transfers
- US$ 115.7 million next six-month (April-September 2025) net funding requirements, representing 69 WFP Mali percent of the total gap
Operational Updates
- WFP's programmatic priorities during the first two months of the year included: conducting household and beneficiaries targeting exercises; and finalizing the implementation plan aligned to the current funding outlook.
- Food assistance to crisis-affected people: WFP provided emergency food assistance to 510 internally displaced people (IDP).
- Nutrition: WFP assisted 18,818 children and 4,574 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls through prevention and supplementation for moderate acute malnutrition.
- School Feeding: Despite critical funding restrictions, WFP finalized agreements with education academies and cooperating partners, and continued monitoring activities in 379 schools. This activity is delivered as part of the integrated resilience package, alongside nutrition and livelihood support and capacity strengthening, to promote local production and consumption.
- Social protection and safety nets: WFP assisted 8,922 vulnerable people through cash transfers as part of established social safety net programmes. As a recognized thought leader in this field, WFP Mali supported and attended the National Social Protection Conference held in February. The conference generated important recommendations for strengthening the national social protection system, including on the operationalization of a unified national council for social protection, food security and nutrition, and the launch of a national universal health insurance scheme (RAMU).
- Resilience and food systems: under the integrated resilience program, WFP dedicated the first two months to planning, programming, and finalizing agreements with partners ahead of implementation for 2025. In parallel, WFP continued to work on the promotion of fortified local foods such as Misola (fortified infant flour). WFP supports 5 semiindustrial units that produce this commodity.
- UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS): From January to February 2025, UNHAS operated flights to nine regular destinations, transporting 1,854 passengers and 17.1 metric tons of cargo. In December, it launched flights to Kidal with two monthly rotations, enhancing humanitarian access and enabling the safe movement of personnel. Two key year-end meetings—the Steering Committee and the User Group— were held to review financial performance and identify service improvements. Despite challenges such as fuel shortages and restricted access in areas like Menaka, UNHAS continued to provide reliable air transport to remote and hard-to-reach locations.