Cameroon received 12,000 Nigerian refugees in 2023: UNHCR

STORY: Cameroon received 12,000 Nigerian refugees in 2023: UNHCR SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNHCR representative Olivier Beer talking to journalists 2. various of Minawao refugee camp STORYLINE: Cameroon has received 12,000 Nigerian refugees in 2023, according to the United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR. Minawao camp, the only official refugee camp in the country's Far North region, hosts about 70,000 Nigerians seeking shelter from violence in their homeland, the UNHCR said in a statement Thursday. The new arrivals could strain the capacity of the refugee camp, Olivier Beer, the UNHCR representative in Cameroon, told a press conference in the capital, Yaounde, calling for solutions, including speeding up repatriation of refugees willing to return home. "There are about 14,000 refugees who want to return. Next year we will advocate to have a tripartite meeting between Nigeria, Cameroon and U

CAMEROON-REFUGEE CAMP-TREES

CAMEROON-REFUGEE CAMP-TREES

(230910) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows tree-lined streets with children playing at the refugee camp in Minawao, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 6, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Nigerian refugees in Cameroon find solace in trees" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

CAMEROON-REFUGEE CAMP-TREES

CAMEROON-REFUGEE CAMP-TREES

(230910) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Refugees work in the tree nursery at the camp in Minawao, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 6, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Nigerian refugees in Cameroon find solace in trees" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

Nigerian refugees in Cameroon find solace in trees

STORY: Nigerian refugees in Cameroon find solace in trees DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:59 LOCATION: MINAWAO, Cameroon CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of refugee camp in Minawao 2. various of people working in the nursery of the refugee camp 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHOUCK ALI, Refugee 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KIMBERLY ROBERSON, Head of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sub-office in Maroua 5. various of trees planted by refugees STORYLINE: In Minawao refugee camp of Cameroon's Far North region, where many Nigerian refugees settle down, a project dubbed "Make Minawao Green Again" is working to make a difference for everyone and reverse deforestation both in the camp and surrounding villages, providing wood, shade, food and building material to these people who are away from their homeland. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHOUCK ALI, Refugee "I decided to plant the trees simply because I know it will give me a shade where I can have some fresh air during the dry season. Because in