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SUMMARY OF CRISIS AND KEY FINDINGS
In 2025, there are 3.3 million people in need in Cameroon, with 2.1 million people to be targeted as part of the Humanitarian Response Plan 2025.
Some 3.4 million people in Cameroon needed humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024 because of conflict and violence, climate shocks, and outbreaks, on their lives and living conditions. Populations in nine out of ten regions of Cameroon continue, to various extents, to be impacted by three complex and prolonged humanitarian crises: the Lake Chad basin conflict, the North-West and South-West (NWSW) socio-political crisis and the impact of influx of Central African Republic (CAR) refugees in the eastern regions. Approximately, 1.8 million people in the North-West and South-West regions were estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2024 by the HNO, with 991 000 were targeted for assistance.
The country has experienced the most devastating floods in recent years in 2024 due to a combination of factors, include heavy rainfall, climate variability, urbanization, deforestation, and poor drainage systems.
Since early August, torrential rains have significantly impacted four regions in Cameroon, with the Far North and West being the hardest hit. The flooding impacted over 448 000 people, including 152 376 children.
Thousands of people in Cameroon are affected by increased mortality and morbidity due to communicable diseases and other public health threats and a lack of access to minimum food, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). In November 2024, a cholera outbreak was declared in Maroua Health District in Far North Region, with 130 suspected cases, 5 confirmed cases, and 1 death (CFR 0.7%).
Humanitarian needs are compounded by structural development weaknesses and chronic vulnerabilities.
Over 2.5 million people were projected to face acute food insecurity in 2024. Only 40% of the population has access to safe drinking water and more than 600 000 people lack adequate shelter. Over 23% of Cameroonians live below the international poverty line. Rates are particularly high in rural parts of the northern regions, where structural underdevelopment and recurring climatic shocks, including floods and prolonged dry spells, limit people’s ability to thrive.