UNITED NATIONS: Office For The Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs; 1-31 Jan. 2019 Report -Cameroun
- Linda EYONG Suzy
- Feb 26, 2019
- 2 min read
In a January 2019 (1st - 31st) report made public by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) it has confirmed that the Anglophone crisis, which has fast deteriorated into an armed conflict now affects at least 4 million people, with at least 1,3 million people in need of assistance, 820,000 People targeted, 437,500 Internally displaced, 500,000 People in need in host communities and 330,000 other people in need.
Brief Report By OCHA
The humanitarian situation has fast deteriorated, 1.3 million people are in need of assistance.
Insecurity has forced more than 430,000 people to flee their homes. More than 380,000 people need shelter, and some 418,000 people NFI assistance.
An estimated 3,000 children suffering from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition (SAM) require urgent treatment.
There is a high risk of a rapid increase in new HIV infections due to the interruption of ARV medication.
About 3,700 unaccompanied or separated children need urgent psycho-social care and reunification support.
Access for humanitarian actors to reach the most vulnerable, and for affected population to needed services, remains difficult.
The 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan for Cameroon will be launched on 20 February. The response to the crisis in the North-West and South-West will aim to assist 820,000 people, targeting five times more people than the 2018 Emergency Response Plan.
In January, WFP provided food for 17,000 IDPs in Meme and Manyu divisions in South-West region.
Humanitarian partners provided shelter assistance to 23,635 people, and 100,150 benefited from NFI distribution
What do you think about the fact that the United Nations keeps making statements either directly from their head office or through it organs without actually taking any concrete action towards resolving the ongoing arm struggle.
Ambazonia needs a better military strategy and a well trained and equipped force than the one currently in vogue. We have overwhelming strategic advantage in routing LRC's forces from Ambazonia but for inexplicable reasons, we are not doing anything about it. A good strategy requires that we capture and hold territory to protect folks living in liberated areas; disrupt and cut off LRC supply lines and systematically eliminate their forces in Ambazonia. It is unacceptable to allow enemy forces to operate inside Ambazonia without paying a heavy price. Because of our favorable geographical terrain, a well trained Ambazonian force of at least three battalions using the right strategy and equipment would be able to destroy LRC's forces in our countr…