Cameroon

Cameroon is classified as lower-middle-income country and ranks 155th out of 193 countries on the 2025 Human Development Index. A country of 29.4 million people, it is home to one of the world's most neglected displacement crises. 

Years of conflict, climate shocks and economic pressure have left 2.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance – including 250,000 people in emergency conditions. Over 2.2 million people are internally displaced, refugees, returnees or asylum seekers.

Insecurity linked to the Lake Chad Basin conflict, the North-West and South-West sociopolitical crisis, and the influx of refugees from the neighbouring Central African Republic and Nigeria compound challenges.

These overlapping crises continue to undermine access to food, livelihoods, and access to essential services, while increasing vulnerabilities among communities – with women and children disproportionately affected.

Protection risks are acute. Women and girls face heightened exposure to gender-based violence. Poverty deepens these risks, with 23 percent of Cameroonians living below the international poverty line.

The World Food Programme's (WFP) work includes delivering life-saving food and nutrition assistance, while strengthening resilience among refugees, internally displaced people and host communities.