Mali Situation

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35,200 Individuals
Base Layer

Population


134,262


31 May 2016
Source - UNHCR
Statistics on this portal related to Malian refugees refer to those in three main asylum countries: Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger

36,762


30 Apr 2016
Source - Gouvernement du Mali, MSAHRN (Rapport DTM)

22,564


31 May 2016
Source - UNHCR

  

  

  

  


Country

Niger
 

60,473


31 May 2016



Mauritania
 

41,560


31 May 2016



Burkina Faso
 

32,229


31 May 2016


  

  

Mali: Conflict puts over 250,000 orphans at risk
Despite drop in violence, number of children living without a parent keeps rising, especially in camps along the border., 12 Jun 2016
Fighting over the last four years has killed hundreds of people in Mali. There are fewer battles involving government troops, separatists and al-Qaeda fighters but the war is far from over. As a result, more than 250,000 children in Mali are living without a father, mother or both parents, accord...
Syrian refugees find a welcome and some familiar fragility in Mali
The Guardian, 01 Jun 2016
Despite its poverty and security problems, Mali has provided a haven for some fleeing Syria’s civil war Fearful of the Mediterranean crossing and confused by reports of a European refugee lockdown, Syrians are seeking the precarious safety of Mali – which is itself on humanitarian life suppor...
Feature - Making do in Mali - A long way from home: Syrians in unexpected places
IRIN, 31 May 2016
The last year witnessed a small but growing trend of Syrians taking the long way round to Europe via Mauritania, and then overland to the north African coast. But some have end up settling for a while in Mali, along the way. Mouna Khalil and her family arrived in Mali in 2013, after first fleeing...
Mali, a Way Station for Syrians Headed to Europe
VOA, 05 May 2016
BAMAKO—Another door may be closing for Syrians fleeing the conflict in their country, this time in Africa. Mauritania was one of the last countries allowing free entry to Syrians. But in February, it too began demanding visas as officials in North Africa and the Sahel try to stem the flow of migra...
Workshop teaches Tuareg artisans new skills in exile
UNHCR, 04 May 2016
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, May 4 (UNHCR) – Taking a sheaf of palm fronds in her hand, Tuareg artisan Bintou starts to weave a decorative mat to be fixed on a newly designed desk lamp that may one day light up homes in Europe and elsewhere. An accomplished leather worker back home in Mali, she i...