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**HIGHLIGHTS **
Through the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali (HRP), humanitarian partners are seeking US$751.4 million to assist 5.7 million people. The number of people in need has risen from 7.5 million in January 2022 to 8.8 million in January 2023, an increase of 17% between 2022 and 2023, illustrating the increased humanitarian needs. In January, UNICEF and its partners identified and treated 10,466 new cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). WASH assistance was provided to 4,914 people trough the distribution of hygiene kits as a response to the various humanitarian shocks that they faced. During the month of January, 68 cases of measles have been reported. A vaccination response was organized by the Government, with support from UNICEF, and resulted in the vaccination of 4,385 children in Kidal, Gao and Menaka regions.
SITUATION OVERVIEW AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
In January, the HRP 2023 was published, highlighting that the humanitarian situation in Mali remains very worrying due to the persistence of the mum-dimensional crisis affecting particularly the north, centre and west of the country. The humanitarian context is marked by a deteriorating security environment and the extension of the conflict to southern Mali. Non-State Aimed groups have intensified their activities with negative impacts on the civilian population and the humanitarian space. The persistent insecurity triggers large population movements, contributing to increased humanitarian needs in all sectors. more than 412,000 people have been internally displaced, mainly children end women, not to mention the 175,000 Malian refugees identified In neighboring countries, some of whom are expected to return to their homeland in 2023.
Mali, like all the countries of the Sahelian strip, remains exposed to the effects of climate change. Food insecurity and malnutrition continue to affect millions of people. The November 2022 Harmonized Framework predicts that 1.246,406 people will require immediate food assistance during the lean season from June to August 2023. It is estimated that nearly 1.5 million children under five will be acutely malnourished between June 2022 and May 2023, which is 19% more than In 2021 during the same period. The Education Cluster reports that due to chronic Insecurity, 1,766 schools, 53% of which are in the Mopti region, are non-functional. This situation affects more than 529,000 children in the northern, central and MOM recently southern regions (Sikasso and Mayes). The number of people in need Increased from 7.5 million in January 2022 to 8.8 million in January 2023, an increase of 17% between 2022 and 2023, Illustrating the worsening humanitarian needs. Through the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali, humanitarian partners are seeking US$751 A million to assist 5.7 million people.