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)
For information about our work in Cameroon:
- For legislation, case law and UNHCR policy relating to claims for international protection, visit Refworld.
- 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.
Contact Information
UNHCR REPRESENTATION OFFICE CAMEROON
Street Address:
QUARTIER BASTOS, RUE n0 1778, 7077 YAOUNDE, Cameroon
Mailing Address:
PO Box 7077, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Telephone:
237 222 029 54
Facsimile:
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:
Sunday:
Public Holidays:
03 January 2022, Nouvel An
11 February 2022, Fête de la Jeunesse
01 April 2022, Ramadan (Eid Al-Fitr)
15 April 2022, Vendredi Saint (Pâques)
02 May 2022, Fête du Travail
20 May 2022, Fête Nationale de L'Unité
26 May 2022, Ascension
11 July 2022, Fête de la Tabaski (Eid Al-Adh
15 August 2022, Assomption
26 December 2022, Noël
The UNHCR Sub-Office at Bertoua
Street Address:
Kolbikon, Bertoua, Cameroon
Mailing Address:
PO Box 7077, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Telephone:
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:
Sunday:
Public Holidays:
03 January 2022, Nouvel An
11 February 2022, Fête de la Jeunesse
01 April 2022, Ramadan (Eid Al-Fitr)
15 April 2022, Vendredi Saint (Pâques)
02 May 2022, Fête du Travail
20 May 2022, Fête Nationale de L'Unité
26 May 2022, Ascension
11 July 2022, Fête de la Tabaski (Eid Al-Adh
15 August 2022, Assomption
26 December 2022, Noël