Country: Cameroon Sources: Protection Cluster, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. OverviewIn Q4 2024, the protection environment in the North West (NW) and South West (SW) regions was marred by ad-hoc lockdowns, armed clashes between non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) and State Security Forces (SSF), abductions for ransom, extortion and harassment of the civilian population by NSAGs, and an increase in the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) by NSAGs.The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) project reports that a total of 455 (NW:256, SW: 190) security events (battles, explosions/remote violence, violence against civilians, etc), resulting in 360 fatalities (NW:105, SW:255) occurred in the NWSW regions in Q4 2024.Population movements, including pendular movements, IDP and refugee returns, were reported across both regions. IDP displacements (1,354 indiv. (274HHs)) were recorded in Boyo, Donga Mantung, Kumbo, Menchum and Mezam in the NW region, while IDP returns (790 indiv. (205HHS)) from the West and Centre regions were recorded in Bui, Donga Mantung, Menchum and Mezam. In the SW region, 107 individuals (28 HHs), returned to four communities in Akwaya sub-division, Manyu Division, from Obudu, Cross Rivers state, Nigeria. (Source: International Organization for Migration, Oct./Nov.2024, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM))