UN Dealing with Food, Health Crisis in Northern Cameroon

The United Nations said it has started an emergency program to distribute planting seeds and medical aid as a food and health crisis looms in northern Cameroon. The region is hosting thousands of refugees and people internally displaced by Boko Haram fighting. Najat Rochdi, coordinator of the United Nations systems in Cameroon, said the needs of about 50,000 Nigerians seeking refuge from the Boko Haram insurgency in Cameroon has continued to increase. She said the refugees need more food...

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