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Development Secretary announced the new 拢5m聽package of support today which will help 240,000 more victims of the in addition to the 200,000 men, women and children the UK has been supporting since January.

皇冠体育app emergency package will include support for the , who are operating in the conflict-affected north of the country as well as south and central regions, to help protect and care for women and children caught up in the violence, as well reunite families that have been torn apart since the beginning of the conflict nearly a year ago.

UK support will also include funding for the to help feed over 100,000 Malians facing food shortages across Mali including in those areas recently affected by conflict.

International Development Secretary Justine Greening said:

鈥淎s is so often the case, innocent civilians are paying a heavy toll for the violent conflict in Mali. Over 370,000 men, women and children have been forced from their homes over the past year and many more are short of food, medical supplies and water.

鈥淭his urgent package of support will help provide essential care for those exposed to the conflict and allow the people of Mali to rebuild their lives and livelihoods.鈥�

皇冠体育app support announced today will help:

• 皇冠体育app International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) protect 140,000 people affected by the conflict through physiotherapy for the disabled, family members鈥� reunification and health and psychological care, including for women affected by sexual violence. In addition, ICRC鈥檚 work in Mali is helping families access vital services like clean water as well as restore their livelihoods.
• 皇冠体育app World Food Programme (WFP) to carry on supporting those facing food shortages across Mali, including the thousands of people forced from their homes.

Several major aid agencies withdrew from the rebel-held north to southern Mali during January. However, following action by French and Malian forces, some agencies have now returned to central Mali, with the hope that full access to the north will gradually be restored over the coming weeks.

This 拢5 million package takes the total UK support for conflict-affected Malians in 2013 to 拢13 million. This funding will now help support over 440,000 Malians through food shortages, major political instability and the outbreak of conflict in the north of the country. 皇冠体育app UK will continue to monitor the humanitarian situation closely to ensure that needs are being met effectively and efficiently.

UK support to Mali now totals 拢13 million in 2013 and aims to support over 440,000 Malians, both inside Mali and in neighbouring countries (Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Niger) where people fled for safety during the fighting;

皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 partners in Mali include the World Food Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNHCR - the UN鈥檚 Refugee Agency - and UNICEF.

Including the additional 拢5 million announced today, the UK has committed 拢78 million in humanitarian support to the Sahel through the UN, the International Red Cross and International non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) over the last 12 months.