UNFPA Situation Report: Crisis in Mali - April 2026

Country: Mali Source: United Nations Population Fund Please refer to the attached file. At the end of April 2026, Mali entered a critical phase of insecurity marked by a sudden and violent deterioration in the national security environment. On 25 April, large-scale coordinated attacks by non-state armed groups targeted strategic urban centres, including Bamako, Gao, Mopti, and Kidal. This escalation triggered widespread instability, the imposition of regional curfews, and a blockade of the capital, Bamako, severely restricting humanitarian access and disrupting the continuity of essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including night-time access to emergency obstetric care. The humanitarian situation has been further aggravated by the government-mandated relocation of approximately 4,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Sénou, Niamana, and Faladié sites. More than 75 per cent of the displaced population are women and children, and the lack of coordinated assistance has significantly increased their exposure to GBV, exploitation, and other protection risks. In response to the crisis, UNFPA rapidly deployed 29 midwives and two mobile teams to IDP sites to deliver life-saving SRH and GBV services. During April, these midwives provided essential reproductive health services—including antenatal and postnatal consultations, assisted deliveries, and family planning services—to 5,845 people. UNFPA also supplied 200 individual delivery kits and essential emergency obstetric and newborn care equipment to Gao Hospital and the district referral health centre to support the growing number of emergency cases. In addition, UNFPA and its implementing partners reached 2,781 people with GBV prevention, mitigation, and response services through one-stop centres, women and girl...

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