Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon hosts about two million persons of concern to UNHCR, including one million internally displaced persons*, 460,000 refugees and asylum-seekers and 466,000 IDP returnees. The refugees are predominantly from the Central African Republic and Nigeria, while the internally displaced persons mainly come from Cameroon's Far North, North-West, and South-West regions.
Most of the 332,000 CAR refugees reside in towns and villages in Cameroon's eastern façade, while nearly 120,000 Nigerian refugees live in Cameroon's Far North Region. 52% of the refugees are women and girls, and 55% are children. 51% of internally displaced persons are children.
Cameroon Multi-Country Office covers Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe. UNHCR MCO Cameroon focuses on protection needs as well as providing documentation and promoting self-reliance for refugees and internally displaced persons.
*(statistics from OCHA)
Additional information
For information about our work in Cameroon:
For up-to-date information about our programmes and operations in Cameroon, including funding level and donor contributions, visit Global Focus, UNHCR's reporting portal.
For legislation, case law and UNHCR policy relating to claims for international protection, visit Refworld.
Office contact details
UNHCR representation office cameroon
Street Address:
QUARTIER BASTOS, RUE n0 1778, 7077 YAOUNDE, Cameroon
Mailing Address:
PO Box 7077, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Phone:
+237 222 029 54
Fax:
+237 222 105 44
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +1
Working hours
- Monday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 8:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 8:30 - 14:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
Public holidays
- 2 January 2023, Nouvel An
- 13 February 2023, Fête de la Jeunesse
- 7 April 2023, Vendredi Saint (Pâques)
- 21 April 2023, Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- 1 May 2023, Fete du Travail
- 18 May 2023, Ascension
- 22 May 2023, Fete Nationale de l'Unite
- 29 June 2023, Fete de la Tabaski (Eid al-Adha)
- 15 August 2023, Assomption
- 25 December 2023, Noel
The UNHCR Head of Sub-Office at Bertoua
Street Address:
Kolbikon, Bertoua, Cameroon
Mailing Address:
PO Box 7077, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Phone:
+41 22 739 7671
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +1
Working hours
- Monday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Wednesday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Thursday: 08:30 - 17:30
- Friday: 08:30 - 14:30
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
Public holidays
- 2 January 2023, Nouvel An
- 13 February 2023, Fête de la Jeunesse
- 7 April 2023, Vendredi Saint (Pâques)
- 21 April 2023, Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- 1 May 2023, Fete du Travail
- 18 May 2023, Ascension
- 22 May 2023, Fete Nationale de l'Unite
- 29 June 2023, Fete de la Tabaski (Eid al-Adha)
- 15 August 2023, Assomption
- 25 December 2023, Noel
