Highlights
The two-month November/December distributions are under way. The distributions, targeting 352,374 beneficiaries, were completed on 15 December.
Situation Update
- The security situation in northern Mali continues to deteriorate with an increase in IEDs, mortar attacks and other security incidents. This is having an overall impact on WFP’s activities and limits staff movement.
In numbers
The November “Cadre Harmonisé” identified 263,049 food insecure people that required immediate food assistance out of which WFP assists 219,884 beneficiaries through general food distributions.
Funding Update:
No additional contributions were received during the reporting period for the Mali Country Office’s projects: EMOP 200525, CP 105830 and SO 200521.
Food Security Cluster
In total, 3.3 million people have been assisted by Cluster activities since March 2014. During the 2014 agricultural season, approximately 1.26 million people received livelihood support through the Cluster.
UNHAS
Due to an acute funding shortfall, UNHAS has reduced services as of 29 September 2014. With only one aircraft available, seats have been reduced from 30 to 18 seats.
