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Safer Cities Yaoundé
Safer Cities Cameroon is a component of the Urban Governance Programme that UN-HABITAT executes in the country with support from UNDP and other partners. The Safer Cities component started off in Yaoundé and was extended to Douala in 2003. There are plans to extend support to the cities of Bamenda and Maroua during 2005.
Location:Yaoundé
Branch:
- Safer Cities Programme
Partner: UN-HABITAT
Donor: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Cameroon
Theme:
- Safe cities
Cost:
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Cameroon NEWS

Regional Exchange Forum for Municipalities on Slum Upgrading in Africa
Dakar - 17/10/2011

Thirty five participants drawn from various francophone countries from Africa recently gathered in Dakar Senegal to discuss slum upgrading issues. FRENCH

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STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
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Urbanisation
  Total Population: 15m
  Urban population: 50%
  Slum to urban population: 67%
  Annual population growth rates:
  Urban: 4%
  Slum: 5%
(2001 estimates)
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Slum Indicators
% urban population with access to:
  Safe Water Source: 82%
  Improved sanitation: 55%
  Sufficient Living area: 89%
  Durable Housing: 81%
(2001 estimates)

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