Humanitarian needs in Cameroon remain acute, driven by overlapping crises of insecurity, displacement, flooding and disease outbreaks. In the Anglophone North-West and South-West regions, escalating attacks by non-state armed groups and a five-week separatist-imposed lockdown — the longest since 2017 — severely restricted movement and humanitarian access in September, disrupting sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) services just as schools reopened. Some 3.37 million people are affected nationwide, including over 800,000 women of reproductive age and nearly 88,000 pregnant women who face heightened risks when care is delayed or inaccessible.
UNFPA and partners are sustaining a front-line response by keeping SRH services running and GBV prevention and response in place across the most affected regions. Health facilities and mobile teams continue to provide antenatal and postnatal care, support safe deliveries, offer family planning and treat sexually transmitted infections, while women- and girl-friendly spaces deliver psychosocial support, skills-building activities and referrals for survivors. UNFPA also leads and reinforces coordination mechanisms on SRH, GBV and mental health and psychosocial support, standardizing data collection, strengthening case management and training frontline workers and civil society organizations to maintain quality services despite growing access constraints.
As of September 2025, UNFPA has secured only US$3.5 million of the US$9 million required for its humanitarian response in Cameroon, leaving a critical 61 per cent funding gap. This shortfall directly undermines the continuity and scale of essential SRH and GBV services, putting thousands of women and girls at greater risk of preventable complications, violence and unaddressed trauma. Continued and increased support from donors is urgently needed to keep clinics functioning, safe spaces open and life-saving services within reach of those who need them most.
