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Belfast Healthy Cites, the World Health Organization representative in Northern Ireland, has welcomed the announcement that Minister for Infrastructure, Nichola Mallon, is to appoint a new Walking and Cycling Champion. 

Belfast Healthy Cities have celebrated projects from across the city which are promoting health and well-being, at the annual WHO Healthy City Awards ceremony. 

The awards, divided into four categories, were open to organisations from all sectors, entrants included public bodies, voluntary and community based organisations and private sector companies.

The WHO 2019 Belfast Healthy Cities Awards winners were: 

PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY: HERe NI for Same Sex Family Support Project - WINNER

- Belfast submits application to the Healthy cities Network -

Belfast’s application to be a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Healthy Cities Network Phase 7 project was signed off today by Lord Mayor Cllr John Finucane, at a workshop involving key players in the health sector from across the city and Northern Ireland.

2019 Belfast Healthy Cities Explorer Bursary recipient, Danny Cooper, from Disability Sport NI, writes from Utrecht, the first stop on his trip