• Send page

Mali: Conditions remain hard, the needs acute

11-04-2013 Photo gallery

Northern Mali has been the scene of armed violence for almost 16 months. Conditions remain hard, and the needs acute. To continue to help the hundreds of thousands of people suffering the effects of the conflict, the ICRC has launched an appeal for an additional CHF 40 million.

  • A Mali Red Cross volunteer poses next to food supplies ready for distribution.

    • Kala-Séguida, Mopti, Mali.

      A Mali Red Cross volunteer poses next to food supplies ready for distribution.
      © ICRC / I. Sangaré
  • An ICRC employee explains the mandate of the ICRC and the basic rules of international humanitarian law to soldiers from the Senegalese contingents of the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA)

    • Sévaré, Mopti, Mali.

      An ICRC employee explains the mandate of the ICRC and the basic rules of international humanitarian law to soldiers from the Senegalese contingents of the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA)
      © ICRC
  • Régis Savioz, ICRC deputy director of operations, and Jean-Nicolas Marti, head of the ICRC regional delegation for Mali and Niger, visit the pumping station for a briefing on its operation.

    • Gao pumping station, Mali.

      Régis Savioz, ICRC deputy director of operations, and Jean-Nicolas Marti, head of the ICRC regional delegation for Mali and Niger, visit the pumping station for a briefing on its operation.
      © ICRC / V. Mbaoh Nana
  • A mother watches tenderly over her sick child in Gao Regional Hospital, which is supported by the ICRC.

    • Gao, Mali.

      A mother watches tenderly over her sick child in Gao Regional Hospital, which is supported by the ICRC.
      © ICRC / C. Amadou
  • A mother and her child wait to see the doctor.

    • Gao Regional Hospital, Mali.

      A mother and her child wait to see the doctor.
      © ICRC / C. Amadou
  • A young man relaxes in front of his hospital room. He suffered a hand injury during the fighting that took place in January 2013, and is receiving treatment from ICRC doctors.
  • An ICRC employee checks stocks of drugs at the ICRC-supported regional hospital.
  • Mali Red Cross volunteers distribute food to displaced persons.
  • Displaced people from the Gao and Kidal areas fill their buckets at a water point installed by the ICRC.
  • A young man leaves the distribution site with food provided by the ICRC and the Mali Red Cross.

    • Related sections