Page 57 IX. SPECIAL PROTECTION MEASURES A. Children in Emergency Situations 1) Child Refugees, Repatriated or Displaced Children (Articles 23 and 25) Cameroon is a haven for refugees and their families. Currently, refugees from some 10 countries are accommodated here with the support of the United Nations and the High Commission for Refugees in particular. Refugees come from Burundi, Congo, Liberia, Rwanda, Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d‟Ivoire and Nigeria. Their camps are in the Eastern, Northern and Central provinces of Yaoundé, and on the coast in Douala, The number of child refugees at the time of collecting the information for this report is estimated at 3,922. They enjoy services designed to meet their nutritional, educational and health needs. Primary education is free for those children still at that level. Those in secondary school are awarded scholarships by the UNHCR and the European Union and some embassies. In the border conflict between Cameroon and Nigeria over the disputed Bakassi peninsula, a Committee was set up to channel state assistance to civilians displaced from the war zones. The Committee immediately went to work with medium and short-term actions: Short-term activities included:  Food aid;  Medical Aid;  Provision of school fees, school supplies and school uniforms;  First aid kits. Medium term activities:  The construction of huts with temporary materials as family dwellings with wells and latrines;  The provision of social services such as health centres, schools and social centres.