Reports

GLIDE no. FL-2007-000149-CMR The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies.…

The situation As a result of socio-political unrest and rampant poverty in the Central African Republic (CAR) over the past years, 46,000 CAR citizens flee their country into neighbouring Cameroon, precisely in the East and Adamaoua provinces of Cameroon in…

Yaoundé / New York / Geneva: 26 February 2008: In response to the inflow of Chadian refugees into Cameroon's north-eastern town of Kousséri earlier this month, 5,523 persons have already been relocated to a newly equipped camp in the…

DAKAR, le 22 février 2008 - Le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) vient en aide à près de 20,000 réfugiés Tchadiens dans le nord du Cameroun alors qu'ils sont transférés dans le nouveau camp de Maltam (à 32 kilomètres de…

DAKAR - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing a new round of food assistance to 20,000 Chadian refugees in northern Cameroon as they are transferred by the UN refugee agency from a transit site near the…

Headlines - 2,406 refugees relocated to Maltam by UNHCR as of yesterday. Prospective population estimated 15,000. - UN announces allocation of US$ 4.7 million from its CERF, for projects by six of its agencies and entities. - UNICEF and Action Aid…

Headlines - More refugees relocated by UNHCR from Kousséri to Maltam camp, hosting 2,406 as of yesterday. - WFP to extend support to local populations through "food-for-work" and school canteens programmes. - Systematic nutritional screening in place. One case of severe malnutrition…

Context and overall developments - As of yesterday, a total of 1,377 refugees had been transported by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from Kousséri to the newly equipped camp in Maltam, 32 km away.…

Headlines - UNHCR starts offering transport from Kousséri to newly equipped Maltam camp. 1,500 travelled to date. - Seven MT of food aid already delivered in Maltam to first arrivals, while 118 MT of rice is pre-positioned. - Vaccinations against measles…

Headlines - Reliable estimates on refugee figures unavailable, while UNHCR focuses on registration to start tomorrow. - IFRC requests US$ 2.6 million to support the response of the Cameroonian Red Cross to the crisis. - WFP has 336 MT of food…