HIGHLIGHTS
The humanitarian community in Cameroon celebrated the World Humanitarian Day
Partners in the North-West and South-West regions alert on water, hygiene and sanitation needs
More than 2,400 people arrived in Cameroon after floods in Chad
New cholera cases reported in Cameroon
The effects of conflict in the Lake Chad basin and natural hazards continue to drive the needs in the Far North region.
Underfunding of humanitarian aid deprives more than a million people of lifesaving and protection services
On 18 July 2023, the Humanitarian Country Team in Cameroon held a donor briefing to highlight the need to provide more funds to the humanitarian response in Cameroon.
“Underfunding of Humanitarian aid is depriving more than a million people of lifesaving and protection services in Cameroon” the Chief of OCHA, Karen Perrin said.
Only 19.2 per cent of the required funds for the humanitarian response in Cameroon was received halfway through 2023. Shelter and Non-food items (NFI), Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sectors received less than 4% of the requirements for 2023.
Ordinary people are paying an unacceptable price, as parties to conflict violate international law, attack hospitals, schools and critical infrastructures, and commit rampant human rights violations, including gender-based violence against women and girls, boys and men. As of 31 March 2023, over one million internally displaced persons (IDPs), almost 646,000 returnees, and over 480,000 refugees and asylum seekers have been recorded in Cameroon, including about 349,000 refugees from the Central African Republic and 128,000 from Nigeria. People are surviving in harsh conditions without sufficient humanitarian assistance due to underfunding in the response.
In addition, the combination of armed conflict, the socioeconomic impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and the devastating effects of natural disasters, such as the floods last year, have exacerbated food insecurity, with over 2.3 million people considered to be acutely food insecure between June and August 2023. The regions most severely affected by this food crisis are those affected by armed violence, the Far North, North-West, and South-West.
Urgent funding is needed to provide appropriate treatment to over 27,000 children with severe malnutrition, to provide adequate shelters to more than 400,000 people, and to provide safe water, sanitation facilities and WASH supplied to more than a million people. Humanitarian partners call on the international community and donors to continue to make a difference in the life of the most vulnerable people across Cameroon.
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