The security environment in Mali is extremely volatile, marked by frequent and complex attacks, including the use of suicide drones, which has resulted in the displacement of over 14,400 people, primarily in the Timbuktu and Gao regions. Areas such as Léré are under sustained blockade and residents face extreme destitution. Insecurity, persistent criminality like road ambushes, and escalating movement restrictions imposed by non-state armed groups severely hamper humanitarian operations.
UNFPA ensured the provision of essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services by distributing 47 Inter-Agency Reproductive Health kits and deploying mobile health teams that benefited over 1,000 people, primarily women and girls. One-Stop Centres provided holistic support to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), including distributing dignity kits. Capacity building and support for income-generating activities were offered to adolescent girls to foster economic independence.
A critical funding gap of US$10.2 million remains — 62 per cent of the total required. Without urgent additional funding, the scale and continuity of SRH and GBV programmes in Mali remain at severe risk, threatening to deprive thousands of women and girls of access to life-saving care.
