The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, says it needs about $184 million to support victims of the Anglophone crisis in Nigeria and Cameroon. UNHCR spokesperson, Baba Baloch said, “the UN Refugee Agency is today asking donors for stepped up support for half a million displaced Cameroonians who have survived from the on-going armed conflicts in Cameroon”. UNHCR now requires US$184 million for its operations in Cameroon and Nigeria – including US$35.4 million needed urgently for critical life-saving assistance”. As the conflict persists in Cameroon, UNHCR anticipates that the influx into Southeast Nigeria will continue, with 20,000 refugees projected to flee in the coming months. This would result in an increase in the overall number of Cameroonian refugees to more than 50,000 by the end of 2019.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 27, 2019 13:18 UTC