Nok er islamisterne angiveligt drevet ud af det nordlige Mali, der dækker et enormt ørkenagtigt område, men løsrivelsesfolk, bl.a. tuareger, kæmper med regeringshæren og resultatet er nye flygtningestrømme og strandet nødhjælp i landet, som er lovet så megen dansk bistand.
GAO, 10 July 2014 (IRIN): Only just recovering from a brutal Islamist occupation, residents of northern Mali are facing further devastation following recent clashes between separatist rebel forces and government troops.
The violence has heightened insecurity, throttled (kvæler) an already difficult aid operation and driven up hunger.
Parts of Mali’s north have fallen back into the hands of three separatist rebel groups since the clashes in May in northern Kidal Region. More than 18,000 people were forced from their homes.
The fighting and the lingering impact of the 2012-2013 food crisis have had a severe effect on people, limiting their access to food and livelihoods for the most vulnerable.
Tensions between communities, persistent insecurity, rumours and fears of violence have also caused displacements.
Humanitarian set back
“The recent fighting has set back the humanitarian situation and deepened the crisis. Services in the north are still restricted and access to health care, education and markets are limited, not to mention food insecurity that is affected by recent displacement,” said Erin Weir, protection and advocacy adviser with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
“There is very little help for people who are struggling to rebuild their homes and their lives after years of conflict. However, crises elsewhere are overshadowing the dire situation in the north and Mali is quickly becoming a forgotten crisis,” Weir said.
Salamatou Ba of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Mali’s northern Gao Region said:
“There is a huge deficit between what is needed and what we are able to deliver. We know that the situation will continue to get worse and we would like to do more, but the money is simply not there.”
Aid curtailed
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