6, February 2021

No Southern Cameroons refugee in Nigeria positive since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic 0

Over 63,000 Cameroonian refugees are registered in Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross River and Taraba States in Nigeria. 44 % live in settlements, 56 % among local communities.

A door-to-door campaign sensitized 13,500 refugees about COVID-19 prevention. No Cameroonian refugee was reported positive since the onset of the pandemic.

UNHCR and partners maintained border monitoring, prevention of sexual and gender-based violence and other protection services despite the pandemic.

Source: Reliefweb