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Mali: OCHA Mali - Flash Update 3: Ongoing response to population displacements, 27 May 2015

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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Mali

Since Flash Update#2 (21 May) armed clashes and attacks against villages by armed individuals continued to be reported in the Timbuktu region in the North of Mali pushing more civilians to flee their villages. The total of displaced people has now reached 47,300 (up from 27,000 in Flash Update#2 on 21 May) according to regional authorities and humanitarian partners on the ground. Most of these new internally displaced persons (IDPs) sought refuge in nearby urban hubs where they are with host families or in temporary shelters set up in public buildings, while others are camping in precarious conditions along the Niger River.

According to the latest reports, there are 29,214 new IDPs in the Cercle (district) of Gourma Rharous, 9,840 in the district of Timbuktu and 8,259 in the district of Goundam. IDPs urgently need assistance to access water, food, shelter, non-food items and health care. Through OCHA, humanitarian organizations are coordinating their efforts to assess the most urgent needs and provide the necessary emergency relief. Distributions of food and non-food items have started in the district of Goundam by WFP, other food security partners, as well as by the UNHCR and its partners. Relief items are being conveyed towards the districts of Gourma Rharous and Timbuktu - where the prevailing insecurity has delayed the response.   

In the regions of Gao and Mopti, also following recent attacks and armed clashes some 2,350 and 1,622 IDPs respectively have been recorded according to local authorities and humanitarian partners on the ground. Needs evaluations are ongoing in preparation for aid delivery.

Another Flash Update will be published has soon as more information is available.


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