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Land, Women Empowerment and Socioeconomic Development in the Arab Region. Evidence-based perspectives

Reports & Research
February, 2023
Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
discrimination
land inheritance rights
land rights
land tenure
tenure insecurity
tenure security
women
There is a correlation between socio-economic development, human rights and the empowerment of men and women to participate at all levels of decision making. Secure land rights are an important precondition for the achievement of these goals, including and the realisation of a broad spectrum of human rights: adequate housing, equality, food, health, work and education.
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Getting it right from planning to reporting: A guidance tool for women’s land rights data and statistics

Training Resources & Tools
May, 2021
Global
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
land governance
poverty
sustainable development
land policies
land-use planning
land rights
land tenure
assessment
women
open data
To ensure a better and more sustainable future for all, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (“the 2030 Agenda”) has identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. SDGs range from poverty eradication, zero hunger, decent work and reduced inequalities to quality education, clean water and sanitation, and gender equality, only to name some of them.
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A Guide On Land And Property Rights In Pakistan

Reports & Research
December, 2012
Pakistan
Land & Gender
land administration
land register
land registration
gender equity
land law
land rights
property rights
women
‘A Guide on Land and Property Rights in Pakistan’ was designed and prepared to facilitate the basic understanding of the complex principles of the Pakistani land and revenue administration system. The first edition, printed in December 2011, was warmly received by lawyers, national civil society organisations, community leaders, local authorities, donor agencies, and international affairs organisations, engaged in relief, rehabilitation, development or other similar works that necessitate some basic understanding of the land administration system in Pakistan.
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Land tenure, housing rights and gender

Lesotho: Law, land tenure and gender review: Southern Africa

Reports & Research
December, 2005
Lesotho
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
gender equity
land law
land policies
community land rights
women
This document is a chapter in a larger report commissioned by UN habitat to review the laws and land tenure of Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. The report provides a brief historical background, snapshots of how the government and legal systems operate, reviews land tenure, the various types of land in the country and the relevant constitutional provisions laws and policies. The chapter also examines housing rights and accessibility of services.
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GLII Briefing Note: Status of Land Indicators, SDGs Progress 2019 and Related Efforts

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2019
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity in access to land
land governance
land inheritance rights
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
marital property rights
sustainable development
sustainable land use
women
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a conceptual framework of 17 goals and 169 targets. An abundance of interlinkages exists between them. Land targets are core to achieving most of the SDGs including poverty eradication, food security, gender equality and empowerment of women, adequate housing and urban development, mitigating and adapting to climate change, reducing and preventing land degradation, and fostering peace and stability for prosperity.
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Women and Land in the Muslim World

Pathways to increase access to land for the realization of development, peace and human rights

Reports & Research
February, 2018
Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Niger, Senegal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Global
Land & Gender
displacement
gender equity in access to land
housing rights
Islamic law
land access
land inheritance rights
land rights
legal empowerment
sustainable development
women
This publication provides practical and evidence-based guidance on how to improve women’s access to land as an essential element to achieve social and economic development and enjoyment of human rights, peace and stability in the specific context of the Muslim world. The challenges faced by women living in Muslim contexts do not substantially differ from those faced by women in other parts of the world: socially prescribed gender roles, unequal power dynamics, discriminatory family practices, unequal access to justice are the most common.
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Law, Land Tenure and Gender Review Series

Zambia Southern Africa

Reports & Research
August, 2015
Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agrarian reform
agricultural and rural legislation
customary land rights
women
This report was commissioned by UN-Habitat to review the laws and land tenure of a selected number of southern African countries. It involved the appointment of country specialists who researched and produced country chapters for their respective countries namely, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia. A regional expert was appointed to produce a regional overview to serve as a source document for the country reports, as well as provide overall coordination of the project. The project was carried out over a period of roughly one year, which began in March 2004.
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Land tenure Security in selected countries: Synthesis Report

Reports & Research
February, 2014
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia
community land rights
continuum in land rights
customary tenure
displacement
eviction
indigenous peoples' land rights
land access
land policies
land rights
open access (land)
tenure security
sustainable development
women
It is well recognized that secure land and property rights for all are essential to reducing poverty because they underpin economic development and social inclusion. Secure land tenure and property rights enable people in urban and rural areas to invest in improved homes and livelihoods. Although many countries have completely restructured their legal and regulatory framework related to land and they have tried to harmonize modern statutory law with customary ones, millions of people around the world still have insecure land tenure and property rights.
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Women’s equal rights to housing, land and property in international law

Reports & Research
January, 2007
Global
women
land rights
property law
land governance
land policies
gender equity in access to land
[via UN-HABITAT] Women’s equal rights to adequate housing, land and property are well elaborated under international human rights law but are often elusive in practice. This document is a reference guide to international human rights standards identifying both the substance of women’s rights as well as the commitments made by States with regard to improving women’s rights to adequate housing, land and property.
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Women’s equal rights to housing, land and property in international law

International Conventions or Treaties
January, 2006
Global
Land & Gender
Urban Tenure
gender equity in access to land
land rights
property law
women
[From UN-Habitat] Women’s equal rights to adequate housing, land and property are well elaborated under international human rights law but are often elusive in practice. This document is a reference guide to international human rights standards identifying both the substance of women’s rights as well as the commitments made by States with regard to improving women’s rights to adequate housing, land and property.