Council Resolutions437. It entails taking account of the disastrous consequences of conflicts and political and military crisis on women and girls, and providing inclusive solutions to the gender dimension. 906- Moreover as already noted, the Cameroon branch of the WILPF NGO organized multiple sessions to raise awareness of both public and private stakeholders on the importance of involving women in conflict prevention and management. 907- Public lamentations were organized to advocate for the rapid resolution of the crisis in the North-West and South-West Regions and call for an inclusive dialogue. More than 500 women participated in these lamentations that took place in Buea and Bamenda in 2018, echoing the voices of women in the peace-building process. 908- Besides adopting this Plan, raising awareness in women and girls on the culture of peace is a top public priority and a Workshop was organized in this regard in July 24, 2017 by MINPROFF in collaboration with the Cameroon Association of Muslims Dignitaries and Imams (CIDIMUC), on the theme "Young Muslim girls faced with the challenge of modernity, development and security." §2: Reducing Military Expenditure in Favour of Social Spending (Article 10 (3)) 909- The subsequent budgets allocated to military expenditure have indeed evolved since 2013 due to the security challenges confronting the State, but this has however not led to a corresponding decrease in social expenditure. In this respect, the budget allocated to the sectors of health, education and women's rights has witnessed a variable curve, as shown in the table below. Section 9: Protection of Women in Armed Conflict (Article 11) §1. Protection of Displaced, Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women 910- Security challenges linked to the attacks of the Boko Haram terrorist group since 2013 in the Far North Region, the political crisis in Central Africa Republic and the socio-political crisis in the North-West and South-West Regions since 2016 have led to significant population movements. As of December 2017, Cameroon was hosting approximately 342,000 refugees. The number of internally displaced persons in connection with Boko Haram attacks was about 230,000. On 20 June 2018 when the Government's Emergency Humanitarian Assistance Plan was being launched in the North-West and South-West Regions, there were 74,994 internally displaced persons due to the crisis in these regions, that is 8,732 for the North-West and 66, 262 for the South-West. 911- Cognizant of the distinct impact of crises on women, children and men, Government has taken special measures to protect displaced, refugee and asylum-seeking women from violence. These measures, which supplement the general framework for the protection of women, target these particular categories because of their vulnerability. They are legislative, political and institutional in essence in order to prevent or punish violence. A: The legislative framework 912- Law No. 2005/6 of 27 July 2005 on the status of refugees in Cameroon establishes the principle of assimilating refugees to nationals, particularly to a certain extent by guaranteeing the same rights and obligations to Cameroonians, refugees and asylum seekers, including the right to security and protection against violence. Moreover, the legislative framework for the 437 Its official presentation took place on November 16, 2017. 150