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Cyclone Nargis Mali Crisis (Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger) Situation Report No. 11 Date: 1 March 2013 I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES Including a summary of WFP assistance in Northern Mali is ongoing. While access assistance to people affected remains challenging in the northern regions, commercial by the Mali crisis provided in transport is slowly resuming, allowing for the delivery of January (Table 1 on page 2) commodities by truck from Mopti and Bamako to Gao, Kidal and Ménaka. WFP monitors all transport options very closely and uses the best routes and modalities available at a given time. Food deliveries have been undertaken from Mopti to Timbuktu, up the river Niger, to assist more than 100,000 beneficiaries. Distributions are ongoing in Timbuktu, Niafunké, Diré, Goundam and Rharous. WFP is planning deliveries for Gao and Kidal regions and will most probably activate the transport of food through the Niger-Gao logistics route for these. Re-establishment of WFP presence in Timbuktu, Kidal and Gao is a priority and will be done on a step by step basis. A mission is scheduled to take place to Timbuktu to assess the modalities for the re- establishment of WFP/UN presence in the city. Options will be provided for office and warehousing space and transit storage options at the Timbuktu airport will also be assessed should additional capacity be requested. A similar assessment will take place in Gao as soon as the security situation allows it. In the northern areas of Mali, WFP plans to support 363,248 beneficiaries on a monthly basis through partner NGOs. Distributions in Timbuktu have reached more than 50,000 beneficiaries in Diré, Goundam and Niafunké districts with the help of partners Solidarités International and CARE. The monthly target is of 363,000 beneficiaries per month in the North. The first monthly distributions to 80,000 IDPs and host household members in Bamako, Kayes, Ségou and Mopti regions has been completed with partners ACTED ADR CARE and World Vision. The second round of distributions is ongoing. Furthermore, unconditional cash distributions are also ongoing in Kayes, and emergency school feeding was launched in Gao. Funding to support those affected by the conflict in Mali and support Malian refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger is urgently needed to cover current shortfalls (USD 117.7 million for the Mali operation, and USD 73.6 million to support Malian refugees and host communities in the neighbouring countries). Refugee beneficiaries with their food distributions, M’bera camp, Mauritania. WFP/Mauritania 1 Country Activity Planned (January) Actual (January) % reached February Plans (total) Female Male Total Female Male Total Burkina Unconditional 18,130 18,870 37,000 17,458 16,344 33,802 91% 37,000 Faso assistance (food) (200438) Unconditional 4,900 5,100 10,000 - - - - 10,000 assistance (cash) Treatment of moderate 120 125 245 - - - - 245 acute malnutrition – children 6 – 59 months Treatment of moderate 165 N/A 165 - N/A - - 165 acute malnutrition – pregnant and lactating women Sub-total 18,130 18,870 37,000 17,458 16,344 33,802 91% 47,410 Mali Unconditional 215,296 211,032 426,328 40,011 39,222 79,233 19% 426,328 (200525) assistance (food) Unconditional 16,160 15,840 32,000 - - - - 32,000 assistance (cash) Prevention of acute 47,349 46,412 93,761 488 374 862 1% 93,761 malnutrition – children 6 – 59 months Prevention of acute 26,906 N/A 26,906 929 N/A 929 3% 26,906 malnutrition – pregnant and lactating women Treatment of moderate 685 699 1,384 - - - - 1,384 acute malnutrition – children 6 – 59 months Treatment of moderate 216 N/A 216 - N/A - - 216 acute malnutrition – pregnant and lactating women Emergency school 36,600 33,400 70,000 16,132 21,175 37,307 53% 70,000 feeding Sub-total 246,474 251,454 497,928 50,300 51,317 101,617 20% 497,928 Mauritania Unconditional 37,125 30,375 67,500 34,033 28,106 62,139 92% 70,000 -200438 assistance (food) Prevention of acute 2,766 2,554 5,320 - - - - 5,320 malnutrition – children 6 – 23 months Treatment of moderate 630 590 1,220 596 545 1,141 94% 1,315 acute malnutrition – children 6 – 59 months Treatment of moderate 245 N/A 245 230 N/A 230 94% 265 acute malnutrition – pregnant and lactating women Sub-total 37,125 30,375 67,500 34,033 28,106 62,139 92% 70,000 Niger Unconditional 20,719 19,906 40,625 19,054 18,307 37,361 92% 46,705 assistance (food) Prevention of acute 5,355 5,145 10,500 2,800 2,690 5,490 52% 5,485 malnutrition – children 6 – 59 months Sub-total 20,719 19,906 40,625 19,054 18,307 37,361 92% 46,705 Total 322,448 320,605 643,053 120,845 114,074 234,919 37% 662,043 Note: i) One person can participate in more than one activity; beneficiaries should therefore not be added up. ii) Analysis of achievements is provided on page 3; iii) above activities are being complemented in all countries by recovery and development operations. 2 January achievements overview (see table 1): WFP supported 662,043 Malians refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger as well as vulnerable populations in Mali (including IDPs, vulnerable populations and conflict affected populations; this represents 37 percent of what was initially planned. The temporary suspension of activities in northern Mali due to military activities starting 10 January 2013 until the end of the month was the main reason. Activities in Mali have resumed since 9 February 2013 and are being scaled up as access improves. Country details: Mali: In January, WFP assistance was hampered by military activities that led to the suspension of activities as of 10 January. Starting 8 January 2013, non-state armed actors moved south-wards and were pushed back by the Malian army backed by international forces. Subsequently, a large-scale military intervention was launched to regain control over the northern regions. To date, military activities are ongoing, and security remains volatile. Therefore, less than planned beneficiaries could be assisted over the course of the month. As the situation evolved and access to Northern Mali increased through a series of new logistic routes, activities are progressively restarted. Distributions resumed on 9 February 2013 and are since then being scaled up. Burkina Faso: Targeted food distributions for Malian refugees were ongoing throughout the month. The level of achievements under this activity depends on the turn up of refugees at distribution sites. Unconditional cash assistance and the treatment and prevention of moderate acute malnutrition under targeted supplementary feeding and blanket supplementary feeding activities had not yet begun in January. A feasibility assessment is ongoing to determine whether cash would be an appropriate modality. Furthermore, the partnership for the targeted supplementary feeding activity is being finalized, and a joint WFP-UNHCR nutrition survey is being conducted to determine the needs for blanket supplementary feeding. Mauritania: Food distributions to refugees in M’bera camp and treatment of children with moderate acute malnutrition and malnourished pregnant and lactating women were carried out as planned. Prevention of acute malnutrition amongst children aged 6 – 24 months through blanket supplementary feeding activities have been programmed to start in February 2013. The activity could not begin in January as the CO was waiting for the commodity Super Cereal to arrive in the country. Niger: As a result of later than planned deliveries of food, January unconditional food assistance in the Abala reached less than planned beneficiaries. The January distribution of these food commodities will continue into February. Under blanket supplementary feeding activities for the prevention of acute malnutrition, the planned figures for January take into account the expanded blanket feeding caseload which now includes all children 6 – 59 months receiving wet rations; hence the lower than planned number of people supported. II. SITUATION UPDATE Humanitarian access in Northern Mali remains unpredictable and needs to be assessed on a day to day basis by the UN and its partners. WFP and partners continue to advocate for safe humanitarian space. Prior to the military intervention, an estimated 229,000 people were displaced in Mali1, of which some 76,500 were estimated to be in northern Mali (Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal). Since the start of the intervention on 10 January, over 32,000 new displaced persons were identified (excluding northern Mali). According to the Commission Mouvement de Populations (CMP) report of 21 February there are now 260,665 displaced persons in country which is the highest number since last April 2012. Most IDPs are staying with host families, though there are some informal IDP settlements in Mopti and Bamako. WFP is working in close coordination with the Malian CMP the centralized source for provision of updated figures, agreed upon by all humanitarian partners and governmental counterparts. 1 Source: Malian Commission Mouvement de Populations (CMP), the centralized source for provision of updated figures. 3 According to UNHCR (OCHA Humanitarian Snapshot 13 February 2013), nearly 22,000 new Malian refugees sought shelter in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania since 10 January 2013. WFP has advocated for a level-2 registration exercise to ensure accurate numbers for food allocation purposes. III. WFP RESPONSE Mali FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE Since the occupation of northern Mali by non-state armed groups in April 2012, the humanitarian and security conditions for populations in Northern Mali and for those displaced across the country have been of major concern. Alongside support to people affected by the drought in Southern Mali, WFP has been providing assistance to populations in the North with NGOs that still have access to these areas, and has contracted a local NGO to carry out monitoring.
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