Cameroon — humanitarian situation

Cameroon faces multiple intersecting humanitarian crises driven by ongoing conflict in the North-West and South-West regions and spillover effects from regional instability. Conflict-affected areas in the Far North, particularly the Mayo-Sava, Mayo-Tsanaga, and Logone-et-Chari divisions, remain in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) food insecurity through the June-August lean season, with poor households experiencing food consumption gaps amid weak purchasing power, high market dependence, and elevated food prices FEWS NET. While the September-November harvest is expected to provide temporary relief and improve area-level outcomes to Stressed (IPC Phase 2), conflict-driven deficits continue to sustain critical needs. The North-West and South-West regions experienced significant humanitarian access constraints in July 2026 OCHA. Cameroon's displaced population includes refugees and internally displaced persons across multiple regions. The Government of Japan has contributed USD 1.25 million to support emergency food assistance for more than 13,000 refugees and internally displaced people affected by food insecurity, including nearly 6,200 refugees in the Adamawa Region and approximately 7,250 internally displaced people in the Far North WFP. The education sector in the North-West and South-West regions identified 505,170 persons in need of education-related support, with initial targets of 347,585 persons including 342,004 children and 5,580 teachers and education staff. Following reprioritization focusing on the most affected severity 4 divisions, targets were refined to 190,119 persons—187,120 children and 2,999 teachers (Education Cluster, Save the Children, UNICEF). Regional disease outbreaks pose additional threats, with cholera rapidly spreading across West and Central Africa and now affecting six countries. Seasonal rains, flooding, population displacement, and cross-border transmission are accelerating the spread of this preventable disease, placing millions of children at increasing risk UNICEF. The convergence of conflict, food insecurity, displacement, and disease outbreaks continues to strain humanitarian response capacity across affected regions of Cameroon.