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Cameroon

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35,200 Individuals
Nigerian refugees
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Population


Nigerian Refugees

72,975


Households*

18,359


Last Updated 16 Sep 2016
Source - UNHCR

Internally Displaced Persons in Cameroon

181,215


Households*

28,805


Last Updated 31 Aug 2016
Source - IOM

Returned Internally Displaced Persons in Cameroon

26,557


Households*

6,443


Last Updated 31 Aug 2016
Source - IOM

  Nigerian refugees

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   Nigerian Refugees

Settlement Total Population    
Minawao Camp
16 Sep 2016
58,104
 Individuals
 79.6 %
Logone-et-Chari
31 Aug 2016
11,883
 Individuals
 16.3 %
Mayo-Tsanaga
31 Aug 2016
2,727
 Individuals
 3.7 %
Mayo-Danay
31 Aug 2016
156
 Individuals
 0.2 %
Diamare
31 Aug 2016
101
 Individuals
 0.1 %
Mayo-Kani
31 Aug 2016
4
 Individuals
 0 %
Mayo-Sava
31 Aug 2016
n/a
 Individuals
 0 %

  Internally Displaced Persons in Cameroon

Settlement Total Population    
Logone-et-Chari
31 Aug 2016
91,131
 Individuals
 50.3 %
Mayo-Sava
31 Aug 2016
45,386
 Individuals
 25 %
Mayo-Tsanaga
31 Aug 2016
24,258
 Individuals
 13.4 %
Mayo-Danay
31 Aug 2016
15,247
 Individuals
 8.4 %
Diamare
31 Aug 2016
4,898
 Individuals
 2.7 %
Mayo-Kani
31 Aug 2016
295
 Individuals
 0.2 %

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  Who's Doing What Where?

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Core Relief Items (CRIs)
CARE International - Camereoun
CICR
FICR - Cameroun
IMC - Cameroun
INTERSOS
OIM / IOM
Plan - Cameroon
UNHCR
UNICEF
Education
ALDEPA – Cameroun
Caritas - Cameroun
UNICEF
Food
Caritas - Cameroun
CICR
FAO
IEDA-Relief
PAM - Cameroun
Plan - Cameroon
SAILD – Cameroun
Health
Caritas - Cameroun
FNUAP - Cameroun
IMC - Cameroun
MSF-CH
OMS
UNICEF
Nutrition
CR-Fr
IEDA-Relief
MSF-CH
PAM - Cameroun
UNHCR
UNICEF
Protection
ALDEPA – Cameroun
ALVF – Cameroun
Caritas - Cameroun
IEDA-Relief
IEDA Relief - Cameroun
INTERSOS
OIM / IOM
ONUfemme - Cameroun
RESPECT - Cameroun
UNHCR
UNICEF
Relèvement Précoce
Plan - Cameroon
PNUD - Cameroun
Shelter
UNHCR
Water & Sanitation
AAEDC - Cameroun
ACEEN – Cameroun
CARE International - Camereoun
Caritas - Cameroun
CICR
Fondation Bethleem - Mouda
IMC - Cameroun
INTERSOS
MSF-CH
MUTCARE - Cameroun
OIM / IOM
Plan - Cameroon
UNHCR
UNICEF

  Highlights

 Lake Chad Basin: Millions of children suffer violence by Boko Haram , according to UNICEF
30 Aug 2016
WHO: Public health emergency declared in Lake Chad basin following Nigeria polio outbreak
30 Aug 2016
Cameroon: More than ten people killed in a suicid attack by a member of the terrorist group Boko Haram on a mosque in Djanaka, Far North of Cameroon (Reuters)
30 Jun 2016
Boko Haram reported to have set up a radio station in the North of Cameroon on 98.6 FM (Voice of America Hausa service)
16 Jun 2016
UNICEF publishs the report "Beyond Chibok": Nearly 1 out of every 5 suicide bombers is a child, of which 75% are girls.
12 Apr 2016
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  Funding Requirements 2016

Total Appeal $30,293,386
Received to Date $6,018,467
Gap $24,274,919
Coverage 20%
Last Updated 19 Sep 2016

  News

Hunger stalks NE Nigeria as governments and donors to Lake Chad Basin crisis meet
Oxfam, 23 Sep 2016
The ongoing conflict with Boko Haram in West Africa has pushed the number of people facing the threat of severe hunger to more than 6 million according to the latest assessments, say 15 humanitarian organizations. The warning comes as governments and donors meet to talk about the humanitarian crisis...
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Nigeria returnees face shelter problems, economic challenges, food shortages
UNHCR, 23 Sep 2016
As the Nigerian government continues to open up areas formerly controlled by Boko Haram and to facilitate the return of thousands of people to their home areas in the north-east, the scale of the damage is becoming more and more apparent and new humanitarian challenges are emerging. The governmen...
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Les leaders religieux équipés pour la prévention de la violence extrême dans la région de l’Extrême-Nord
UNDP, 22 Sep 2016
Depuis 2014 la crise sécuritaire dans la région de l'Extrême Nord du Cameroun a révélé au grand jour les vulnérabilités socioéconomiques et les pesanteurs culturelles qui sapent l’insertion des couches défavorisées, particulièrement les femmes et les jeunes. Ces fragilités sont source...
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Cameroun: les atrocités de Boko Haram hantent les déplacés de l'Extrême-Nord
Agence France Presse, 19 Sep 2016
"Boko Haram a égorgé neuf personnes en ma présence. C'est ce jour (de septembre 2015) que j'ai décidé de quitter mon village", témoigne, encore bouleversée, Rachel Daviguidam, une Camerounaise de 30 ans. Un an après avoir été témoin de cette atrocité, cette mère de sept enfants n'arr...
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Cameroon Students Face Setbacks as School Resumes
voice of America, 07 Sep 2016
MAROUA, CAMEROON — Lara Salamatou wants to resume her education, but as Cameroon schools reopened Monday, the 16-year-old could only get lessons in frustration. She’d tried to enroll in the government high school in Maroua, the Far North provincial capital, after fleeing three months ago from...
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