In Numbers
94,212 people assisted
166 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 145,631 in cash-based transfers made
US$ 45.5 million six-month net funding requirements (March–August 2024)
Operational Updates
Food assistance during emergencies: WFP assisted 88,300 refugees in the East and Far North Regions, distributing 164 mt of food (including 70,000 Nigerian refugees in the Minawao camp whose food ration was reduced from 70 percent to 50 percent in October 2023 due to funding shortfalls). WFP provided incomplete food baskets lacking pulses, vegetable oil or salt.
Food assistance for assets (FFA) programme: WFP assisted 2,245 people via cash-based transfers (CBTs) in the Adamawa Region. Families that participated in community works cultivated six hectares of vegetable gardens and dug five compost pits.
Malnutrition prevention: WFP continued nutrition screenings for children aged 6 to 59 months, while
US$ 66,500 was distributed via cash transfers to 3,096 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls to enable them to improve their feeding practices and uptake of mother and child health care services, e.g. prenatal and postnatal consultations, growth monitoring and immunisation. In addition, 540 children aged 6 to 23 months were screened, with those suffering from moderate acute malnutrition receiving specialised nutritious foods to manage it.School feeding: School meal activities during emergencies continued in the Far North, while home- grown school feeding activities commenced, alongside the Adamawa and East Regions. WFP provided 70,000 schoolchildren with nutritious porridge and locally produced and processed meals during school recess’.
Emergency project to combat the food crisis (PULCCA, in French): WFP continued to roll out field activities with the Government of Cameroon. Home- grown school feeding activities were launched in seven schools (3,620 pupils) and nutrition activities began in two health districts in the Far North Region.
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operated flights to Maroua and N’Djamena (Chad) from Yaounde. This included 13 return flights for 217 passengers from 33 partner organisations.
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