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Douala, Cameroon, 5 October 2020 - Douala city hosted a lively World Habitat Day 2020 event with the presentation of several awards recognizing developers and city cleanliness and a virtual speech at the Global Observance ceremony from Surabaya, Indonesia.

Under the patronage of the Prime Minister represented by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Célestine Ketcha-Courtès, the meeting brought together cabinet ministers, representatives of ShelterAfrique, UN agencies, the African Union Commission, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Minister of Housing and Infrastructures of Burundi, UN-Habitat’s senior officials and some 500 other participants both online and physically present.

The celebrations presented  an opportunity to recognize the winners and participants in the inaugural Real Estate Awards and the Clean City Competition.

The Executive Director of UN-Habitat, in a video message, encouraged participants to continue the enthusiastic work of the Clean Cities Campaign.

"I personally followed this mobilization for cleaner environment online through the WhatsApp group set up by the Minister last year. On behalf of UN-Habitat, I thank the people and mayors who decided to take this opportunity to improve their living condition and children’s well-being," she said.