Gao
At a glance
- Organisations listed50
- Share that are national or local54.0%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)59,018
- Displaced people recorded11,798
- Violence events (12 mo)26
Trend: Rising: 14 political violence events in the last six months, against 12 in the six months before.
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Mali (2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Mali (2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31); Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Mali (2023-04-30 → 2023-04-30) May be outdated; Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Mali (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30). Every figure here is repeated in the section below that it comes from, with its full source line.
How bad is it
Food security (IPC / Cadre Harmonisé)
| Phase | People |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 — minimal | 244,503 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 118,036 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 50,587 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 8,431 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 59,018 |
| Population analysed | 421,557 |
Internal displacement
11,798
Displaced people recorded
Is it getting worse
The three event categories below overlap: an event counted as civilian targeting is usually also counted as political violence. They must never be added together. Each is shown separately.
Political violence
Events: 26·Reported fatalities: 30
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 26 | 30 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 13·Reported fatalities: 12
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 13 | 12 |
Source: Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Mali — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-19. Open the dataset on HDX
Who is helping here
50 organisations listed, 27 of them national or local (54.0%).
Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) United Nations
Education 4 organisations, 3 national or local
- Association de soutien aux revenus et Economies fragiles (ASREF) National / local
- Association Malienne pour la Solidarité et le Développement (AMSODE) National / local
- Help for Sahel National / local
- Arche Nova International
Emergency shelter and household items 7 organisations, 3 national or local
- Aide au Sahel Mali (ASM) National / local
- Association Malienne pour la Protection de l'Environnement (STOP-SAHEL) National / local
- Groupe de Recherche d'Etude et de Formation Femme Action (GREFFA) National / local
- Action against Hunger - Spain (ACF Spain) International
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
- Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (OXFAM) International
Food security 16 organisations, 9 national or local
- Actions Intégrées pour le Développement Local (AID-LOCAL) National / local
- Association d'Aide et d'Appui aux Groupements (3AG) National / local
- Association d'Aide à Gao (AAG) National / local
- Association pour le Développement, la Recherche et l'Étude au Sahel (ADRES-MENAKA) National / local
- Direction Régionale de l'Agriculture (DRA) National / local
- ENDA-MALI National / local
- Groupe de Recherche d'Etude et de Formation Femme Action (GREFFA) National / local
- Nouveaux Horizons (NOHO) National / local
- Union pour un Avenir Ecologique et Solidaire (UAVES) National / local
- Action against Hunger - Spain (ACF Spain) International
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations
- Mujeres en Zona de Conflicto (MZC) International
- Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (OXFAM) International
- Welthungerhilfe (WHH) International
- World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
- World Vision International (WVI) International
Health 17 organisations, 9 national or local
- Associaition pour la Culture et la Promotion des Initiatives Locales (ACPIL) National / local
- Association d'Aide à Gao (AAG) National / local
- Direction Régionale de la Santé (DRS) National / local
- Direction Régionale du Développement Social et de l'Economie Solidaire (DRDSES) National / local
- Groupe de Réflexion pour les Initiatives de Développement (GRIDév) National / local
- Help for Sahel National / local
- Mali Red Cross (CRM) National / local
- Muso (MUSO) National / local
- Unité de Mise en Œuvre du Renforcement du Système de Santé (UMRSS) National / local
- Action against Hunger - Spain (ACF Spain) International
- Aide de l'Eglise Norvégienne (AEN) International
- Help-Hilfe zur Seibsthilfe (HELP) International
- Momentum Integrated Health Resilience (MIHR) International
- Médecins du Monde Belgique (MDM-BE) International
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations
- World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations
Nutrition 13 organisations, 7 national or local
- Association d'Aide à Gao (AAG) National / local
- Association Vivre au Sahel (AVS) National / local
- Groupe de Réflexion pour les Initiatives de Développement (GRIDév) National / local
- Help for Sahel National / local
- Mali Red Cross (CRM) National / local
- Muso (MUSO) National / local
- Unité de Mise en Œuvre du Renforcement du Système de Santé (UMRSS) National / local
- Action against Hunger - Spain (ACF Spain) International
- Help-Hilfe zur Seibsthilfe (HELP) International
- Momentum Integrated Health Resilience (MIHR) International
- Médecins du Monde Belgique (MDM-BE) International
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
- World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Protection 19 organisations, 9 national or local
- Actions Tartit pour le Développement Durable (ATDED) National / local
- Association de soutien aux revenus et Economies fragiles (ASREF) National / local
- Association Malienne pour la Solidarité et le Développement (AMSODE) National / local
- Association Malienne pour la Survie au Sahel (AMSS) National / local
- Groupe Action Recherche pour le Développement Local (GARDL) National / local
- Groupe de Recherche d'Etude et de Formation Femme Action (GREFFA) National / local
- Groupe de Réflexion pour les Initiatives de Développement (GRIDév) National / local
- TASSAGHT National / local
- Union pour un Avenir Ecologique et Solidaire (UAVES) National / local
- Action against Hunger - Spain (ACF Spain) International
- Aide de l'Eglise Norvégienne (AEN) International
- Comité International pour l'Aide d'Urgence et le Développement (CIAUD) International
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
- ONU Femme (ONU FEMME) United Nations
- Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (OXFAM) International
- Save the Children International (SCI) International
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
Water, sanitation and hygiene 10 organisations, 4 national or local
- Association de soutien aux revenus et Economies fragiles (ASREF) National / local
- Association Malienne pour la Protection de l'Environnement (STOP-SAHEL) National / local
- Direction Régionale de l'Hydraulique au Mali (DRH) National / local
- Groupe de Recherche d'Etude et de Formation Femme Action (GREFFA) National / local
- Action against Hunger - Spain (ACF Spain) International
- Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) International
- Aide de l'Eglise Norvégienne (AEN) International
- Arche Nova International
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) International
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Mali — OCHA and national humanitarian coordination structures (3W), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX