The Heads of States and Government of the African Union, met at the 13th Ordinary Session in Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from 1 to 3 July 2009 reaffirming the commitments made to poverty eradication with the view to raising the living standards of peoples and the wellbeing of future generations. They undertake to: 1. prioritise, initiate and lead land policy development and implementation processes in the countries, notwithstanding the extent of multi-stakeholder contribution to such processes involving also civil society and private sector; 2.

Iraq is seeking to be a peaceful and stable nation under the auspices of a federal democracy. It is also seeking to be an effective nation that functions in accordance with market mechanisms and a regional economic power.

El Reglamento general de la Ley de Desarrollo Agrario, publicado en el Libro I del Texto Unificado de la Legislación Secundaria del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, tiene or finalidad la aplicación de la Ley que propenderá al beneficio y desarrollo de campesinos, indígenas, montubios, afroecuatorianos, agricultores en general y empresarios agrícolas.

The National Environmental Action Plan of Estonia is a national cross-sectoral action plan of Estonia for the period 2007-2013. Its main objective is to present a consensual list of nationally prioritised activities aimed at achieving the primary goals of the environmental policy specified in the national Environmental Strategy, indicating the financing needs and discussing the most optimal use of non-budgetary funding sources.The Action Plan aims to ensure food and potable water safety.

Les Stratégies nationales d’engagement (SNE) représentent la première étape d’une approche mise en œuvre au niveau national par la Coalition internationale pour l’accès à la terre (ILC) afin de créer les conditions favorables à une évolution inclusive et centrée sur les personnes des politiques dans le secteur foncier.

Land is a vital resource that sustains livelihoods across Sub-Saharan Africa, but also one that is heavily prone to corruption. Every second citizen in Africa has been affected by land corruption in recent years, according to a study by Transparency International.

Pakorpa Susangho’ (Widow’s Cry) is an exploration of how corruption impacts on widows in the Upper East region of Ghana. This participatory video was devised and shot by ten widows from Kulbia, on the outskirts of Bolgatanga, using cutting-edge production techniques and equipment (including iPads as powerful video cameras). The filmmakers, whose ages range from 29 to 60, lack any formal education yet learned to operate the equipment with confidence and skill during a series of participatory video workshops packed with fun games and exercises.

En Colombia, las mujeres que defiendensus tierras, su cultura y el medioambiente están siendo amenazadas, hostigadas y, en ocasiones,

Estudio de caso sobre la lucha de de mujeres que fueron protagonistas de la defensa del ambiente y el derecho a la tierra de varias familias campesinas en la provincia de Salta, Argentina. Forma parte de la serie Situación de riesgo y estrategias de autoprotección. Defensorasde la tierra, el territorio y el medio ambiente en América Latina, elaborada por la Iniciativa Mujer Rural y Derechos a la Tierra en el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer.

The Civil Society commends the Ministry of Lands for spearheading the important process of developing the Draft National Policy, and affirms that land is central to the livelihoods of most Kenyans and as such its access, use, ownership, administration and distribution are of key national concern. Thus, having critically examined the Draft Policy we do hereby make our position on the way forward on the salient policy proposals of the Draft National Land Policy document.

Implementing Constitutional Land Provisions Now to Enable More Women to Own Land. March 8 is celebrated as the International Women’s Day – an event that celebrates women’s achievements on many scores ranging from the political to the social, and at the same time calling for gender equality.

This analysis and recommendations stem from USAID/Kenya’s request for an assessment of Kenya’s draft National Land Policy (dNLP).4 It was conducted under the global task order: Property Rights and Resource Governance Program, a mechanism designed and supervised by USAID-EGAT’s Land Resources Management Team under the Office of Natural Resources Management.