Cameroon remains embroiled in a complex humanitarian situation, including the Lake Chad Basin conflict in the Far North (FN) Region, ongoing conflict in the North-West and South-West Regions (NW/SW), the Central African Republic (CAR) refugee crisis in the East region, and natural disasters such as floods and disease outbreaks, especially cholera. In 2023, an estimated 4.74 million people in Cameroon are adversely affected by these combined challenges, resulting in insecurity, a lack of basic needs, and human rights violations.
UNFPA is providing life-saving services to women and girls in need of humanitarian assistance, as a result of these various humanitarian crises. These women and girls include Internally Displaced Persons as well as refugees who have fled from neighbouring countries.
Its intervention in humanitarian context covers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) as well as GBV Prevention and Response.
Highlights from the SRHR intervention include 9,480 new users of contraceptives including 5,150 adolescents and youths were reached by a campaign and information-raising sessions to offer family planning services in the FN, North, Adamawa and East regions, as part the 17th World Contraception Day’s activities in the period from 23 to 30 September. Concerning GBV, one of the key results include 30 civilians and military personnel from the Ministry of Defence in Yaounde were trained by UNFPA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family, and that of Justice to care for GBV survivors by applying a multi-sectoral, survivor-centered approach.
