Content_paragraphs:  I am equally worried about the humanitarian situation, which is a product of the 
  
  multifaceted and multidimensional crises facing Mali, now compounded by the 
  
  coronavirus pandemic. I commend bilateral and multilateral partners for stepping up 
  
  efforts to address the humanitarian needs. Given the ongoing pandemic, deteriorating 
  
  security situation and tense political context, assistance to vulnerable populations, in 
  
  particular, women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, must remain 
  
  unhindered and commensurate with their needs.