Cameroon: Humanitarian Dashboard (January to December 2022)

SITUATION OVERVIEW 2022

In 2022, nine out of ten regions of Cameroon continued to be impacted by three complex humanitarian crises: the Lake Chad basin conflict, the North-West and South-West (NWSW) crisis and the Central African Republic (CAR) refugee crisis. Humanitarian needs are compounded by structural development weaknesses and chronic vulnerabilities that further challenge the long-term recovery of affected people.

In 2022, 3.9 million were in need of humanitarian assistance as per the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO). The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2022 required US$ 376 million to reach the targeted 2.6 million people with assistance. The humanitarian community was able to reach 1.5 million people, 58 per cent of the target, with the US$ 184.2 million received.

Despite efforts deployed, the severity of humanitarian needs in Cameroon increased due to the prolonged nature of these crises, insecurity, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic fall-out effects from the war in Ukraine, and limited access to basic services.

Widespread insecurity in the Far North, North-West and South-West regions continued to result in abuses against civilians and led to forced displacements. As of 31 December 2022, population movements were affecting over two million people within Cameroon, either as internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees or returnees. Over one million people were internally displaced within Cameroon, while 560,000 people returned to their area of origin, often finding their homes partially damaged or destroyed. Cameroon was hosting almost 475,000 refugees and asylum seekers, including 347,000 refugees from CAR and 120,000 from Nigeria.