Mali’s multidimensional crisis intensified by the end of 2025, with road and fuel blockades in Léré and Gossi drastically restricting humanitarian access. These conditions disproportionately impact the safety of women and girls. Furthermore, limited access to water points exposes 20 per cent of households to increased risks of assault during travel.
A culture of impunity and significant delays in reporting are severely undermining the dignity and health of gender-based violence (GBV) survivors. Females make up 97 per cent of GBV survivors, including an alarming 22 per cent of whom are children. Nearly 44 per cent of GBV incidents are reported more than a month after they occur, preventing survivors’ access to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis and emergency contraception.
Persistent fuel shortages have crippled One-Stop Centres, hindering staff mobility and the delivery of holistic care. As a result, 79 per cent of survivors lack safe shelter and 66 per cent are without socio-economic reintegration support.
Despite rising needs for 2026, humanitarian partners continue to face significant funding shortfalls, with chronic underfunding crippling the humanitarian response.
