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Cameroon

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35,200 Individuals
Population of concern to UNHCR
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Population


Nigerian Refugees

87,112


Households*

19,034


Last Updated 06 Jan 2017
Source - UNHCR

Internally Displaced Persons in Cameroon

198,889


Households*

35,788


Last Updated 30 Dec 2016
Source - IOM

Returned Internally Displaced Persons in Cameroon

36,068


Households*

6,477


Last Updated 30 Dec 2016
Source - IOM

  Nigerian Refugees

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  Nigerian Refugees

Settlement Total Population    
Minawao Camp
06 Jan 2017
60,369
 Individuals
 69.3 %
Mayo-Tsanaga
30 Dec 2016
12,986
 Individuals
 14.9 %
Logone-et-Chari
30 Dec 2016
12,770
 Individuals
 14.7 %
Mayo-Sava
30 Dec 2016
700
 Individuals
 0.8 %
Mayo-Danay
30 Dec 2016
156
 Individuals
 0.2 %
Diamare
30 Dec 2016
128
 Individuals
 0.1 %
Mayo-Kani
30 Dec 2016
3
 Individuals
 0 %

  Internally Displaced Persons in Cameroon

Settlement Total Population    
Logone-et-Chari
30 Dec 2016
95,911
 Individuals
 48.2 %
Mayo-Sava
30 Dec 2016
55,336
 Individuals
 27.8 %
Mayo-Tsanaga
30 Dec 2016
28,641
 Individuals
 14.4 %
Mayo-Danay
30 Dec 2016
13,791
 Individuals
 6.9 %
Diamare
30 Dec 2016
4,963
 Individuals
 2.5 %
Mayo-Kani
30 Dec 2016
247
 Individuals
 0.1 %

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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 $56,361,252
Received to Date $17,674,776
Gap $38,686,476
Coverage 31%
Last Updated 30 Nov 2016

  News

UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal
UNHCR, 05 Jan 2017
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today in Cameroon launched a multi-million dollar inter-agency appeal to help almost half-a-million people in Niger, Chad and Cameroon affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, including more than 183,000 Nigerian refugees. The 36 partners (UN agencie...
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Refugees from Boko Haram Languish in Cameroon
Inter Press Service, 16 Dec 2016
MINAWAO CAMP, Cameroon, Dec 16 2016 (IPS) - Tears spring to Aichatou Njoya’s eyes as she recalls the day Islamic militants from Boko Haram arrived on her doorstep in Nigeria. “It was on May 24, 2013. My husband was sleeping in his room while I was on the other side of the house with our six c...
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UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal
UNHCR, 16 Dec 2016
Filippo Grandi meets with Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by Boko Haram violence, and later presents funding appeal that aims to help them. MINAWAO CAMP, Cameroon – Rahia and her four children still suffer from nightmares after two years in Boko Haram captivity, when they saw men and ...
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Up to 1 mln people cut off from aid by Boko Haram in Lake Chad - U.N.
Reuters, 30 Nov 2016
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR, Nov 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Up to a million people around West Africa's Lake Chad are cut off from humanitarian aid by Boko Haram despite a regional military offensive against the Islamist militants, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. Boko Haram viol...
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Malnutrition Spikes in North Cameroon Amid Boko Haram Conflict
Voice of America, 18 Oct 2016
MAROUA, CAMEROON - Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about severe food insecurity throughout northern Cameroon as a result of the Boko Haram conflict. This month, 70 children suffering from malnutrition have needed medical attention at the Minawao refugee camp. However, says nurse Irene Mbar...
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