Making Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals by Enhancing Human Security in the Maga, Kousserie, and Moulvudaye Regions of North Cameroon?
Duration: December 2016– December 2019
Budget: US$5,350,814 (UNTFHS: $1,941,670; Pooled Funding: $3,409,144)
Implementing Agencies: UNDP (lead), UNICEF, FAO?
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