Making Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals by Enhancing Human Security in the Maga, Kousserie, and Moulvudaye Regions of North Cameroon​

Cameroon’s Far North region hosts one of the most vulnerable populations in the country. Entrenched poverty, negative consequences of climate change, violence by extremist groups, and ongoing crises in neighboring countries have led to large-scale displacement and an influx of refugees in a region that is already overstretched and fragile. Women and youth are particularly vulnerable as they are often excluded from decision-making and economic opportunities. With 30% of the region’s population under the age of 20, the combination of these vulnerabilities is contributing to disenfranchisement, which is a potential risk factor for radicalization.​

The key objectives of the programme are to: (i) allow the area to recover from and become more resilient to natural disasters and conflicts; (ii) improve access to basic social services including health, child protection, water, sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) enhance the capacity of the local administration to manage and coordinate disaster risk reduction; (iv) build the capacities of internally-displaced persons and host communities to prevent and respond to radicalization and violent extremism, as well as socially and economically reintegrate marginalized, radicalized or at-risk women and youth.

KEY MATERIALS
​Programme Summary