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Operation: Cameroon

Location

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Libenge

Meiganga

Yaounde

Paoua

Maroua

Jalingo

Djohong

Yola

Bouar

Batouri

Gore

Betou

Abuja

Cotonou**

Bauchi

Makurdi

Libreville

Douala

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People of Concern

66%INCREASE IN

20152015 459,650

2014 276,265

2013 123,090

Refugees

Refugees

327 121

327 121

Refugee-like situation

Refugee-like situation

15 852

15 852

Asylum-seekers

Asylum-seekers

5 373

5 373

IDPs

IDPs

92 657

92 657

Returned IDPs

Returned IDPs

18 636

18 636

Others of concern

Others of concern

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Refugees Refugee-like situation Asylum-seekers IDPsReturned IDPs Others of concern

Budgets and Expenditure for Cameroon

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Budget Expenditure

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Working environment By the end of 2015, Cameroon was hosting the largest number of refugees from the Central African Republic(CAR), with more than 252,000 refugees residing in the East, Adamawa and North departments, and about68,000 Nigerian refugees living in the Far North department bordering Nigeria. The cross-border incursionsof foreign armed groups also led to the internal displacement of 92,000 people in the Far North.Operations in the Far North aiming to assist and protect Nigerian refugees and internally displaced persons(IDPs) faced considerable challenges owing to a highly volatile security environment in the three borderdepartments and a rising number of cross-border raids. In response, security measures were tightened,including through the reinforcement of military activities. UNHCR experienced difficulties gaining access to CAR refugees living in over 300 villages located in hard-to-reach areas, particularly during the rainy season. In addition, owing to the pastoral lifestyle of the refugees,conventional support, tracking and monitoring systems fell short, and UNHCR and its partners had to adjusttheir protection and solutions strategy.

Population trends In 2015, UNHCR and Cameroonian authorities registered the arrival of 21,000 new CAR refugees, which isconsiderably less than in 2014 (131,000 refugees). By year end, there were some 253,000 CAR refugees inCameroon, 179,000 of which voluntarily settled with host communities. The remaining 74,000 settled in theseven sites which UNHCR and partners built in 2014.UNHCR and Cameroonian authorities also registered 29,000 new Nigerian refugees in Minawao camp in theFar North. By year end, Cameroon was hosting some 52,000 Nigerian refugees in Minawao camp, with anadditional 15,852 settling in neighbouring villages along the border. The situation in Nigeria also led to the internal displacement of nearly 93,000 Cameroonians.

Achievements and impact Biometric verification was conducted in Yaoundé in December 2015, resulting in improved data quality,harmonized refugee documentation and new refugee identity cards for adults and unaccompanied minors. The operation for CAR refugees extended to out-of-camp settings. UNHCR, in collaboration with the PlanNational de Développement Participatif (PNDP), began preparing a local development plan for refugee-hosting villages. Livelihood interventions were extended to villages, benefiting 30 per cent of hostcommunities. UNHCR supported efforts which ultimately led to the participation of CAR refugees in the CAR constitutionalreferendum and presidential elections.After conducting a survey on the nutritional status and health of populations of concern, which revealed thatrefugees in some sites as well as out-of-camp areas have poor health and nutrition, UNHCR carried outtargeted interventions in 2015 and helped to improve the situation. The mortality rate among children underthe age of 5 reached acceptable standards.

Unmet needsThe majority of gaps, especially those relating to limited access to health, water and education services,stem from the poor level of infrastructure in the villages that host Central African refugees. Health andnutrition centres are under-equipped and under-staffed and cannot absorb the needs of the refugees and thehost community, which hampers the former’s integration. Secondly, access to water remains below standardin host villages and in the sites. Key mechanisms for child protection, including community-based child structures, identification of children atrisk and BID procedures have not been established in many refugee hosting villages.The issues of access to energy and protection of the environment to mitigate the impact of the growingMinawao camp has never been addressed because of a lack of resources. This puts Nigerian refugees,especially girls and women, at risk when collecting firewood, and threatens peaceful coexistence betweenrefugees and host communities, given the competition over control and access to natural resources.Because of limited access due to the insecure environment, the majority of IDPs did not have adequateaccess to shelter assistance and NFIs.

2015 Expenditure for Cameroon | USDThe following table presents the final budget and funds available by pillar and the final expenditure at the objective-level, as reported atyear-end.

Pillar 1Refugee

programme

Pillar 2Stateless

programme

Pillar 4IDP

projectsTotal

Final Budget 107,653,576 843,987 6,200,080 114,697,644

Income from contributions* 41,652,763 0 1,763,077 43,415,841

Other funds available / transfers 5,062,517 207,295 3,084,934 8,354,747

Total funds available 46,715,281 207,295 4,848,012 51,770,587

Expenditure by Objective

Favourable Protection Environment

International and regional instruments 0 78,161 0 78,161

Law and policy 18,634 0 0 18,634

Administrative Institutions and Practice 114,410 0 0 114,410

Legal remedies and legal assistance 381,069 0 138,744 519,813

Access to territory 70,404 0 0 70,404

Public attitudes towards persons of concern 74,751 0 139,727 214,478

Subtotal 659,267 78,161 278,472 1,015,899

Fair Protection Processes and Documentation

Reception conditions 169,224 0 0 169,224

Identification of statelessness 6,806 39,080 0 45,886

Registration and profiling 1,383,219 0 341,711 1,724,931

Status determination 476,529 0 0 476,529

Individual documentation 201,677 0 0 201,677

Civil status documentation 495,421 39,080 0 534,502

Family re-unification 67,701 0 0 67,701

Subtotal 2,800,577 78,161 341,711 3,220,449

Security from Violence and Exploitation

Protection from crime 1,223 0 0 1,223

Protection from effects armed conflict 191,536 0 138,744 330,280

SGBV prevention and response 824,719 0 147,739 972,458

Non-arbitrary detention 349,448 0 0 349,448

Child protection 633,653 0 138,745 772,398

Subtotal 2,000,579 0 425,228 2,425,807

Basic Needs and Essential Services

Health 4,527,742 0 0 4,527,742

Reproductive health and HIV/ Aids response 1,290,823 0 0 1,290,823

Nutrition 2,722,152 0 0 2,722,152

Food security 1,155,344 0 0 1,155,344

Water 1,977,874 0 23,100 2,000,974

Sanitation and hygiene 1,889,810 0 0 1,889,810

Shelter and infrastructure 3,512,718 0 668,752 4,181,471

Energy 193,574 0 0 193,574

Basic and domestic and hygiene Items 2,706,404 0 1,063,848 3,770,252

Services for persons with specific needs 2,102,934 0 142,828 2,245,762

Education 2,645,808 0 0 2,645,808

Subtotal 24,725,184 0 1,898,528 26,623,712

Community Empowerment and Self Reliance

Community mobilization 952,091 11,893 262,119 1,226,103

Co-existence with local communities 281,645 0 0 281,645

Natural resources and shared environment 338,092 0 0 338,092

Self-reliance and livelihoods 1,424,875 0 0 1,424,875

Subtotal 2,996,703 11,893 262,119 3,270,715

Durable Solutions

Voluntary return 84,190 0 0 84,190

Reintegration 296,500 0 0 296,500

Integration 146,287 0 0 146,287

Resettlement 19,279 0 0 19,279

Greater reduction of statelessness 0 39,080 0 39,080

Subtotal 546,257 39,080 0 585,338

Leadership, Coordination and Partnerships

Coordination and partnerships 359,200 0 142,873 502,074

Camp management and coordination 1,319,099 0 0 1,319,099

Subtotal 1,678,299 0 142,873 1,821,173

Pillar 1Refugee

programme

Pillar 2Stateless

programme

Pillar 4IDP

projectsTotal

Logistics and Operations Support

Supply chain and logistics 2,502,540 0 442,516 2,945,056

Operations management, coordination andsupport

8,041,048 0 764,787 8,805,835

Subtotal 10,543,588 0 1,207,303 11,750,891

Headquarters and Regional Support

Protection advice and support 253 0 0 253

Capacity building & skill development 779 0 0 779

Subtotal 1,031 0 0 1,031

2015 Expenditure Total 45,951,486 207,295 4,556,234 50,715,016

Pillar 1Refugee

programme

Pillar 2Stateless

programme

Pillar 4IDP

projectsTotal

*Income from contributions includes indirect support costs that are recovered from contributions to Pillars 3 and 4, supplementary

budgets and the “New or additional activities – mandate-related” (NAM) Reserve. Contributions towards all pillars are included under

Pillar 1.