In the Central African Republic, UNHCR has started responding to the urgent and increasing protection needs of an estimated 65,000 new IDPs in the north-west town of Paoua.
In Cameroon, the screening and registration exercise for the 489 new arrivals between December 2017 and January 2018 has been completed. In addition, 314 refugees were registered in UNHCR’s Biometric Identification Management System in Batouri and 206 refugees in Bertoua.
In Chad, 18,256 new refugees have arrived in southern Chad between December 2017 and January 2018. UNHCR has started registering them in addition to distributing core relief items and emergency shelters as well as providing immediate medical assistance.