UN seeks 300 mln dollars for humanitarian assistance in Cameroon

Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-27 02:24:47|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has launched Cameroon's 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan, which is seeking 304.5 million U.S. dollars, said a UN spokesman on Friday.

Some 3.3 million people are in need of emergency assistance in the African country, representing a 14 percent increase compared to last year, spokesman Farhan Haq told a daily news briefing.

The humanitarian situation in Cameroon is characterized by the impact of three crises: growing insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin region, the conflict in the Central African Republic, and a significant increase in food insecurity, malnutrition and epidemics, said Haq.

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