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
Level of Crisis:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
2.90 million
Women of reproductive age
725,000
Pregnant women
82,650
Young people
931,369
Last updated on - 01 Septembre 2018
UNFPA

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2018

  • People Reached
    UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries
    758
    GBV survivors reached
    760
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    3,251
  • Services delivered
    Nombre de cliniques mobiles
    80
    Nombre d'espaces sécurisés
    4
    Nombre de points de prestation de services assurant la gestion clinique du viol
    6
    Maternity health facilities/tents/homes operationalized with UNFPA support
    2
  • Capacity building
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    120
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    21
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    60
    Personnel trained on psycho-social support
    160
    Personnel de santé formé à la gestion des cas de violence basée sur le genre
    127
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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: Humanitarian crises in which the national and international resources available in the affected country are sufficient for the required response.
  • L2: Humanitarian crises requiring significant support from neighbouring countries, regional organizations and possibly humanitarian agency headquarters.
  • L3: Major, sudden-onset humanitarian crises requiring mobilization across the humanitarian system.
  • Crisis levels are determined by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a forum of UN and non-UN humanitarian partners.