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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s Official Development Assistance in 2012
- DAC peer review
- On the path to 2015
- II. Cooperation with partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. Cooperation with non-governmental organisations
- VI. Humanitarian aid
- VII. Programme support
- VIII. Awareness-raising and development education
- IX. Microfinance
- X. Evaluation
- XI. Progress report on the Inter-ministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
VI. Humanitarian aid
emergency.lu in South Sudan
Ambulances donated to Jordan
Humanitarian aid in Mali
The military operations in the north of Mali compounded the alarming humanitarian situation that had arisen prior to the conflict as a result of a drought-induced food and nutrition crisis. Restrictions on movement (armed clashes, road-blocks), penury of foodstuffs (closure of the Algerian border) and reduced humanitarian access aggravated the food crisis and the population’s vulnerability.
According to the UNHCR, more than 140 000 people fled Mali to neighbouring countries, particularly to Mauritania, Niger and Burkina Faso, and it estimated the number of internally-displaced persons at 229 000. Faced with this double crisis, the ministry allocated 3 696 847 euros to its partners (UNHCR, ICRC, WFP, Luxembourg Red Cross, Caritas Foundation Luxembourg, Care in Luxemburg, SOS Children’s Villages, Raoul Follereau Foundation, Christians for the Sahel, MSF Luxembourg, Handicap International Luxembourg), including 2 025 453 euros for food and nutrition assistance and 1 671 394 euros in relief activities for the populations affected by armed conflict in Mali and in its neighbouring countries.
