World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Overview

Mali is a vast landlocked country at the heart of the Sahel region. Mali's social indicators remain among the lowest in the world and the country is ranked 175 out of 187 countries on the 2011 UNDP Human Development Index. Sixty-nine percent of the population lives below the national poverty line, and more than one fifth of school-aged children do not attend school, three quarters of whom are girls according to the 2010 National Annual Statistics.