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The International Rescue Committee provides lifesaving assistance to Malians affected by conflict and facing food shortages in the West African nation.

 

Mali crisis briefing

Mali has experienced armed conflict and political instability in the north of the country, causing displacement and stretching already scarce resources in host communities in the south. The IRC is responding with emergency relief and working to strengthen health services and children’s education.

 

In 2012, armed conflict and political instability in the north sent hundreds of thousands of Malians to the country’s south, further exacerbating regional food shortages.

Over 520,000 have fled northern Mali in search of safe haven in other countries, and another 330,000 have been internally displaced. Mali’s crisis has led to the collapse of public services, especially health care and education in the north.

 

Although a peace accord was signed by parties to Mali’s conflict, the north remains extremely fragile due to in-fighting between separatist and jihadist groups.

Sporadic outbreaks of violence and the resulting population movements have prompted significant protection, economic and health concerns while reducing humanitarian access to troubled regions.

In addition, prolonged displacement of households inevitably decreases access to food, income and purchasing power.

 

 

Since 2012, the IRC has provided lifesaving assistance to over half a million displaced Malians displaced by conflict and facing severe food shortages. The crisis in Mali has also led to a collapse of basic public services such as health care and education.

To help the country recover, the IRC is focusing our efforts in the Koulikoro, Kidal, Gao and Mopti regions by:

• providing emergency relief;
• supporting village savings and loan associations and income-generating activities, especially for women;
• providing clean drinking water, water treatment kits, water-point rehabilitation, and health care supplies;
• providing vital health care services and training community health workers;
• providing children and parents with psychosocial support to help them heal from trauma;
• training teachers and reopening schools for children affected by conflict.

 

 

 

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New sanctions risk plunging the people of Mali further into humanitarian crisis, warn 13 NGOs

 

 

 

 

 

• New sanctions against Mali could have a devastating impact on the country, where one in three people are already dependent on humanitarian aid.
• 13 NGOs are urging all states and bodies supporting these sanctions to unequivocally commit to applying humanitarian exemptions, so that life-saving aid can reach all those in need.

Bamako, Mali, January 18, 2022 —  A group of 13 NGOs are calling for the international community to protect the people of Mali, following the announcement of new sanctions against the country in response to the interim authorities’ decision to shelve the democratic elections promised for next month.

Last week, the European Union announced plans to support the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the implementation of collective sanctions on Mali. The restrictions by ECOWAS include closing borders and imposing a trade embargo, as well as cutting off financial aid and freezing the country’s assets at the Central Bank of West African States. The transition government of Mali has reciprocated, closing its borders with all ECOWAS member states, apart from Guinea.

These sanctions will have devastating consequences for the people and the humanitarian situation in Mali. The population of Mali already faces the worst food insecurity seen in 10 years, with over 7.5 million people - more than a third of the country’s population - in need of humanitarian aid. It’s critical that these new restrictions do not further hamper people’s ability to access humanitarian assistance and basic social services in a country where 70% of the food is imported and where 1.2 million Malians are facing a food crisis. Mali is strongly dependent on external assistance to finance basic social services. In the area of health, for example, external donors covered 33% of total health expenditure in 2019. 

The United States has also underlined its support for ECOWAS, while France - in its first weeks of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union - has suspended flights to Mali.

The 13 organisations are calling for urgent humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions and any related administrative processes must be urgently clarified, in order to protect the humanitarian response in Mali. To continue their work effectively, humanitarian actors must have unfettered access for the transportation of live-saving goods including food and medicine, as well as guarantees that they can transfer funds into the country without violating the sanctions.

Mali, ECOWAS and the members of the international community supporting these sanctions must monitor their impact, and unequivocally commit to applying humanitarian exemptions in line with existing guidelines - taking all necessary measures to limit the impact of these measures on civilians.

Franck Vannetelle, the International Rescue Committee’s Country Director in Mali, says:

“Despite more than a third of the country’s population being dependent on humanitarian aid, organisations working in Mali already face severe access constraints. It’s imperative that the international community keeps responding to people’s urgent needs, and that any new sanctions have concrete humanitarian exemptions. These must be monitored and implemented, or the most vulnerable people in Mali will pay the price.”

 

The full list of signatories includes: 

International Rescue Committee

Action Against Hunger

CARE

CECI

Danish Refugee Council

HELP

Mercy Corps

Norwegian Church Aid

Norwegian Refugee Council

Oxfam

Plan International

Terre des Hommes

World Vision

 

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