copyright in the “E” category (neighbouring rights to copyrights) by Order No. 0013/MINAC of 21 December 2017. 374- Since 11 June 2018, the Plastic and Graphic Arts Civil Society (Category D), the Audiovisual and Photograpic Arts Civil Society (Category C), and the Civil Society for Literature and Dramatic Arts Rights (Category A) were granted authorization. Establishment of a National Card Index of Holders of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights 375- In 2017, the national card index of holders of copyright and neighbouring rights comprised 9,824 artists as follows: - Category A (literary and dramatic arts): 1,836 artists; - Category B (musical art): 3,072 artists; - Category C (audiovisual and photographic arts): 1,177 artists; - Category D (graphic and plastic arts): 503 artists; and - Category E (related rights): 3,236 artists. 376- A team in charge of monitoring the update of the national inventory of holders of copyright and neighbouring rights was formed. 377- Actions were taken to promote the languages of indigenous communities in collaboration with partners of the Government. For instance, within the framework of the Intercultural Multilingual Education (IME) component of the Baka Rights and Dignity Project of Plan International Cameroon, the teaching of Baka children to read and write in their native language (Baka) first, before being initiated into the 2 official languages of Cameroon was experimented between 2015 and 2017. At the end of the Project in 2017, the number of beneficiaries in the 32 communities covered stood at 19.984. Section 6: Right to Housing (Rec 29) 378- In addition to the development of the normative and regulatory framework referred to above (section on right to property), the strategic framework that will help guarantee the right to decent housing is under amendment. Besides the National Sustainable Territorial Development Scheme under preparation229, the National Urban Policy also under preparation since 2016230 with the support of UN-HABITAT231. While waiting for the completion of these strategic documents, the State continued to carry out initiatives with a view to increasing the supply of building plots and housing, executing projects that aim at enhancing the standard of living, and supporting demand for housing. §1: Initiatives aimed at Increasing the Supply of Building Plots and Housing 379- The initiatives aimed at increasing the supply of building plots and housing continued to focus on construction projects and development of building plots. A: Construction Projects 380- Demand for housing of all standings (high, average and low standings) remained high and averagely stood at about 1,000,000 units with an annual increase in demand assessed at nearly 100,000 new houses. In a bid to address such high demand, and as already stated in the 229 The Report on Territorial Prospects was the subject of a Validation Workshop held on 27 April 2017. It falls under Phase II of the process since Phase I was devoted to territorial diagnosis. 230 The launch took place during the visit to Cameroon of the Executive Director of UN-HABITATfrom 15 to 17 February 2016. The scoping meeting of the Policy was held in April 2017. 231 The goal is to promote thickly populated towns that are socially inclusive, with a better connected and integrated town and territory system for the promotion of a sustainable town planning resilient to climate change. 67