Cameroon doctors overwhelmed amid refugee crisis. Cameroonian medical doctors say they are overwhelmed with patients , with 350,000 refugees having fled violence in the neighbouring Central African Republic and an estimated 436,000 people internally displaced. The vice chairman of Cameroon's National Order of Doctors says that while the health and humanitarian needs of the displaced and refugees rise by the day, the doctor-patient ratio is five times that recommended by the World Health Organization, at one doctor per 50,000 inhabitants in rural areas. Cameroon is also experiencing its own humanitarian crisis, with UNHCR reporting earlier this month that the number of Cameroonian refugees fleeing violence and seeking refuge in Nigeria had crossed the 30,000 mark. | | |
| Calls to better protect refugees as 16 days of activism begin. As the world marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called for “renewed and bold action” to better protect refugees and displaced people from sexual and gender-based violence in the workplace. UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie echoed his sentiments, urging the international community to find practical solutions. “For many [women], the risk of being raped or sexually abused permeates every aspect of their life, even the most basic tasks such as collecting water and firewood,” she said. A recent study in Jordan found that around 73 per cent of Syrian refugee women who sought legal consultations for workplace issues informally reported that they had experienced sexual harassment. | | |
| Heavy rainfall in Iraq kills at least 21, displaces thousands. Health officials and the UN have said that at least 21 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced by torrential rains that battered Iraq over the weekend. An estimated 25,000 people are said to be in desperate need of help, including families living in camps for internally displaced people. | | |
| In Burkina Faso, a drive to educate children fleeing extremist violence. Violence has been on the rise in Burkina Faso since mid-2018 and almost 40,000 people are now displaced. CEFISE, the centre for integrated education and training of the deaf and hearing, offers psychological support and a safe place to study to all children, including those with disabilities and those who have fled conflict. | | |
| The Rohingya refugee giving a voice to his people. Cameras follow 23-year-old Rohingya refugee Mohammed Yusuf as he builds his own radio station in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, which he hopes will provide information to his neighbours. “We were astonished by his strength, determination and passion in pursuing his dream against all odds,” say the filmmakers. | | |
| UNHCR’s Louise Donovan recounts the story of a 15-year-old girl in Niger who is among many women and girls who resort to survival sex to get by. | | |
In Cameroon, 48 per cent of registered refugees who are of school age are missing out on education, many for more than two years.
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