Cameroon Multi-Country Office

The UNHCR Multi-Country Office in Cameroon provides support to refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe.

 

US $134.4 million

are urgently needed from January to December 2025

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kid holding a tree to plant
To combat desertification, local associations and internally displaced women have planted 2,000 trees in the Bogo Internally Displaced Persons site in the Far North region of Cameroon. © UNHCR/Eugene Sibomana
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UNHCR addresses protection concerns amid political, security, and socio-economic crises, including armed group movements, violence, and climate change impacts. Collaborative efforts aim for sustainable solutions, strengthened government capacity, and community-based responses. Despite challenges, strategic actions focus on protection, coordination, and finding solutions.

Partnership with various stakeholders and international frameworks guides efforts, emphasizing quality services and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Durable solutions include repatriation, integration, and advocacy for IDPs and stateless persons. Operational partnerships and nexus approach drive comprehensive responses, while enhancing resilience and self-reliance.

Despite challenges, opportunities exist for protection environment improvements, with a focus on government capacity building and sustainable development. Durable solutions aim to facilitate refugee return and integration, supported by advocacy, funding diversification, and partnerships. UNHCR's strategic direction prioritizes coordinated action, community empowerment, and sustainable solutions amid complex crises.

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Populations

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Cameroon Multi-Country Office | 2025
Total1.5 millionRefugees | 31%Refugee-like situation | 1%Asylum-seekers | 1%Returned refugees | 1%IDPs | 62%Returned IDPs | 5%

Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .

NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

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Financials

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Budget information for the current year is updated monthly, while budget and expenditure information for all other years are final.

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