Country: Cameroon Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. Funding shortfalls force tough choices amid deepening humanitarian crisesCameroon remains affected by a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis. Across critical sectors such as protection, food security, health, water and sanitation, education, nutrition, and shelter, 3.3 million people require lifesaving assistance. The Far North, North-West, and South-West regions continue to experience insecurity and violence, while the eastern part of the country hosts more than 250,000 refugees who have fled instability in the Central African Republic. The 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), developed by the humanitarian community in response to urgent needs aims to provide targeted aid to 2.1 million people. As of March 2025, humanitarian actors have reached 364,000 people with lifesaving services. However, this effort hinges on securing US$ 359.3 million, a figure which is now feeling increasingly out of reach. As of 12 June, only 13 per cent of the required funds had been received. Earlier this year, one of the traditional and largest donor to humanitarian operations worldwide, suspended and terminated funding to several UN agencies and NGOs, including those operating in Cameroon. Other donors have indicated that they cannot cover the shortfall, and multi-year funding commitments have decreased due to shifting national priorities.The humanitarian Reset - Aid reprioritizedThe significant reduction in funding has compelled humanitarian actors to make extremely difficult decisions. The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) has initiated a strategic re-prioritization process, aligned with the global 'Humanitarian Reset' agenda. The response now focuses on activities that emphasize protecting the most vulnerable and ensuring they have access to essential services.The human cost of funding cutsThis reprioritization means that only 1.3 million people, those facing the gravest risks, will be targeted to receive prioritized assistance in 2025. To deliver this scaled-down response, humanitarian partners now seek a revised funding target of $243 million. According to a report published by the Coordination of Humanitarian International NGOs in Cameroon (CHINGO) in June 2025, the consequences of the recent dramatic reduction in funding is already reverberating across the country. Over 5.2 million people are being affected, including 1.4 million who now lack access to community based public health services. These are mothers giving birth without skilled care, children going without vaccinations, and families walking for hours to fetch contaminated water. The Far North and the East regions have the highest affected population. The Far North particularly is grappling with climate shocks, including recurrent flooding along the Logone and Chari rivers, which have disrupted food systems, destroyed homes, and damaged health infrastructure. These events are no longer seasonal, they are structural, exacerbated by climate change and compounded by chronic poverty. Meanwhile, always according to CHINGO, in the North-West and South-West, active conflict continues to obstruct humanitarian access. Aid workers face insecurity and communities remain isolated, making data collection almost impossible and hiding the true extent of unmet needs. In such a context, failing to fund resilience today guarantees an emergency tomorrow.During the donor briefing held on 7 May by the Humanitarian Country Team, it was made clear that without immediate and sustained funding, lifesaving aid will remain out of reach for millions in crisisaffected areas of Cameroon. The humanitarian community urges donors and partners to act swiftly to close this widening gap and support the people of Cameroon in their time of greatest need.