Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Mali
Food security and malnutrition remain major concerns in Mali.
During the lean season (June - August), i.e. before the next harvests when grain stocks are depleted, it is estimated that nearly one out of every six households will need support for their livelihood. Among them, 410,000 people will require immediate food assistance.
Countrywide, one out of every eight children suffers from malnutrition; including 181,000 who are affected by the most severe form and face a nine-fold mortality risk.
