The conflict in Cameroon is increasingly escalating in a dangerous manner. Cameroon, a country in Central Africa, experiences politically motivated conflict driving devastating effects on families. Cameroon is an official bilingual-speaking country, with French and English as official languages. Throughout the recent months, the latest conflict with the political-driven war were incidents involving explosive devices and unauthorized killings of civilians. According to the news outlet Al Jazeera, the conflict is creating a drastic humanitarian crisis displacing more than 700,000 civilians and driving 63,800 civilians to flee across the border to Nigeria for safety.
The constant escalation of the crisis in Cameroon is gravely affecting the civilians. According to Al Jazeera, it is estimated that approximately 4000 civilians have been killed in the Anglophone regions. Additionally, the international crisis group has stated that due to the crisis, most schools have been closed for two years now and more than 170 villages have been destroyed. There are efforts to support the innocent Cameroonian civilians, including relief plans for support. The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) is working to provide assistance. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, HRP is working on its plan to provide 386 million USD in order to assist 3.4 million Cameroonians in need.