The Canadian
government has voted some $47 million n humanitarian assistance in Cameroon,
Chad, Niger and Nigeria, reports ITRealms.
Proclaiming this recently on behalf of the Honourable
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie,
Matt DeCourcey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, informed ITRealms that over $27 million in funding to humanitarian partners to
support people in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
Canada is providing assistance to address the critical needs of
the more than 20 million people who are affected by drought, food shortages and
ongoing conflict in the Lake Chad Basin.
In Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, millions of people are in
need of life-saving assistance as a result of conflict, natural disasters and
epidemics. In Cameroon in particular, more than half a million people are
displaced because of conflicts in the Lake Chad Basin and Central African
Republic, adding pressure to already scarce resources and limited basic
services in host communities. Canada’s contribution will provide vulnerable
communities with food, acute malnutrition treatment, clean water, health care,
protection services, including psychosocial support, and support for
livelihoods.
Parliamentary Secretary DeCourcey made the announcement during
his trip to Africa, which included a visit to Cameroon.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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