Cameroon - Factsheets

Three (03) staff members of Plan International, a UNHCR partner, were kidnapped by non-State armed groups (NSAG) fighters while they were distributing core relief items in Bamenda town during which a UNHCR vehicle on loan to the partner was taken away by the separatists, the general security situation in the North-West and South-West regions during the reporting month continued to indicate that the humanitarian space is further shrinking.

Humanitarian needs continue to be on the increase in North-West and South-West (NWSW) regions, requiring a coordinated and scaled up humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian actors continue to face constrains related to security and physical access in the delivery of the much-needed assistance in some communities.

Humanitarian needs continue to be on the increase in North-West and South-West (NWSW) regions, requiring a coordinated and scaled up humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian actors continue to face constrains related to security and physical access in the delivery of the much-needed assistance in some communities.

There have been a series of military operations in Belo since the beginning of August and have caused mass displacements. The operation  of the 26th and 29th August was particular and  that led to the displacement of over 6,000 persons. Women and children constitute the greater part of the displaced population. Many houses and businesses were destroyed. The violence also caused the displacement of 170 IDP mainly Bororo Fulani who ran away from violence specifically targeting them. Majority of them are children and self-settled in Bamum living condition is worsening.

Almost 680,000 Cameroonians are now internally displaced. 52% of the displaced are women. According to the latest Multi-Sectorial-Needs-Assessment (MSNA) of August 2019, 44.5% of IDPs are children (96,472 girls and 95,031 boys). 80% of health and education services in the two regions were non-functioning even before the COVID-19 outbreak. Critical shelter needs remain prevalent throughout the country. The destruction of houses and villages in certain conflict zones continues to cause further displacement, with people seeking refuge in remote and bush areas.