Cameroon: three crises in one country. Anglophone armed conflict, lake Chad Basin emergency and Eastern region refugees from Central African Republic.
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Cameroon is one of the country in the Central Africa, which needs urgent humanitarian response as a result of at least three crises. Ranging from the Anglophone armed conflict, to the Lake Chad Basin emergency and the refugee crises East region, Cameroon is vulnerable and needs special humanitarian response this year 2021.
Hear what UNOCHA said on a report publish on 21st January “Three concurrent emergencies continue to affect Cameroon. Its Far North region is deeply affected by the Lake Chad Basin emergency, and violence and attacks have uprooted 560,000 people. The crisis in the south-west and north-west regions has caused massive humanitarian needs and displaced over 1 million people. The country’s eastern regions continue to host 284,000 refugees from CAR, placing significant pressure on already limited resources and basic services. As challenges keep growing, the humanitarian response to all three crises remains severely underfunded.”
They also said, “Security conditions have also deteriorated in Cameroon’s Far North region, where OAGs have escalated attacks on both civilian and military targets in recent months, according to international media. Between August 1 and September 14, OAG members carried out three attacks on IDP sites, killing 30 civilians and injuring more than 40 others; additionally, OAG members based in Nigeria crossed into Far North to attack a settlement on Bulgaram Island in Lake Chad on August 25, killing at least 14 civilians. OAGs have also attacked civilian communities in Lac and Diffa regions in Chad and Niger, respectively, in recent months, exacerbating humanitarian needs in affected areas. In Lac, security conditions have deteriorated sharply in 2020, leading the Government of Chad (GoC) to declare a state of emergency in Fouli and Kaya departments, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).”
Berinyuy Cajetan is the founder and publisher of Human Rights and Legal Research Centre (HRLRC) since 2017. He has intensive experience in strategic communications for Civil Society Organizations, campaign and advocacy, and social issues. He has an intensive experiencing in human rights monitoring, documentation and reporting.
