Cameroon Humanitarian Emergency

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UNFPA Cameroon

Cameroon struggles with continued development deficits such as a rise in maternal mortality and is facing various humanitarian challenges: After Nigeria, Cameroon is the second most affected country by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. In 2018, more than 2.9 million people, including refugees from Nigeria and Central African Republic, require humanitarian assistance. There is also a continuing conflict in the western parts (north west and south west) of the country, particularly affecting “anglophone” communities , where at least 160,000 people are internally displaced, and over 20,000 have fled the area to Nigeria. Women and children account for more than 75 per cent of those registered as asylum seekers by UNHCR. Child marriage continues to be a challenge in the far north and eastern parts of the country. UNFPA leads the gender-based violence sub-cluster and plays a significant role in the Health Sector.

Country Population: 32.5 mil

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
3.30 million
Women of reproductive age
825,000
Pregnant women
94,050
Young people
1.06 million
Last updated on - 01 Décembre 2018
UNFPA

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2018

  • People Reached
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    2,400
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    3,258
    UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries
    758
    Affected population who directly benefited from all types of emergency RH kits
    2,390
    Women and girls accessing services provided through Service Delivery Points (SDPs) that are equipped with Post-Rape Kits
    45
    GBV survivors reached
    465
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    7,390
  • Services delivered
    Nombre de cliniques mobiles
    80
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    6
    Nombre d'espaces sécurisés
    6
    Nombre de points de prestation de services assurant la gestion clinique du viol
    6
    Maternity health facilities/tents/homes operationalized with UNFPA support
    5
    Dignity Kits distributed
    2,400
  • Capacity building
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    125
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    50
    Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management

Emergencies related listing

Avertissement
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
  • L1: Crises humanitaires dans lesquelles les ressources nationales et internationales disponibles dans le pays affecté sont suffisantes pour la réponse requise.
  • L2: Crises humanitaires nécessitant un soutien important des pays voisins, des organisations régionales et éventuellement du siège de l'agence humanitaire.
  • L3: Crises humanitaires majeures et soudaines nécessitant une mobilisation à travers le système humanitaire.
  • Les niveaux de crise sont déterminés par le Comité permanent interorganisations, un forum de partenaires humanitaires onusiens et non onusiens.