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17 Décembre 2018
The Land Portal Foundation is pleased to announce financial support by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to scale up work on information management and dissemination.
In particular, GIZ support will go towards expanding existing and creating new thematic portfolios…
14 Décembre 2018
The world is at a “moment of opportunity” in eliminating violence against women and girls, UN-Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, calling for “unqualified” support for a strengthened feminist movement.
Ms. Regnér was one of…
14 Décembre 2018
The world is vastly underestimating the benefits of acting on climate change. Recent research from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that bold climate action could deliver at least $26 trillion in economic benefits through 2030. This ground-breaking research, produced by the…
14 Décembre 2018
Joan Carling is an indigenous rights activist and environmental defender from the Philippines. She has been defending land rights from grassroots to international levels for more than 20 years. Her main concerns include protection of land rights of indigenous peoples, ensuring sustainable…
10 Décembre 2018
Although achieving equality for women across the world has been a major focus of human rights movements in 2018, women continue to bear the brunt of inequality. This is according to a new Amnesty International report released on Monday.
The report, titled Rights Today, was launched on December 10…
10 Décembre 2018
City representatives said they had moved beyond national climate battles and were now taking action
KATOWICE, Poland - Compact pedestrian neighborhoods, urban forests and even carbon-sucking technologies must make the to-do list of more city mayors if the world is to avoid catastrophic…
4 Décembre 2018
Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3) FSL-01 Senior Land and Resource Governance Officer
Official Position Title: Natural Resources Officer, Backstop 40, FSL-0401-01Functional Position Title: Senior Land and Resource Governance Advisor
Location of Position: U.S. Agency for…
3 Décembre 2018
Result of Service
a) A guide on ‘how to integrate impact evaluation in programs- from design to impact evaluation phase’ including a framework for analysis of the theory of change that maps the causal linkages for the main land tenure-related activities as was outlined in phase 1 of the project.
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3 Décembre 2018
Result of Service
An inception report on the GLII indicators review and approach to the consultancy assignment, and structure of the review report.
A comprehensive report on the uptake of GLII indicators, gaps and new emerging areas for monitoring land governance issues; proposed approaches to…
29 Novembre 2018
As UN Women hails the bravery of women’s rights defenders, we pay tribute to some of those killed in the past year
Rising misogyny and an increase in the restrictions placed on women’s freedom worldwide mean the work of campaigners who defend their rights is more important than ever, the head of…
29 Novembre 2018
Con una votación de 33 países a favor, 3 en contra y 11 abstenciones, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos adoptó oficialmente la Declaración de los Derechos de los Campesinos y otras Personas que Trabajan en Zonas Rurales.
Este proceso inició en 2008 desde la sociedad civil cuando la Vía Campesina…
28 Novembre 2018
A pobreza rural aumentou pela primeira vez em uma década na América Latina e no Caribe, revertendo avanços anteriores, alertou a Organização das Nações Unidas para a Agricultura e a Alimentação (FAO) nesta quarta-feira (21).
Dois milhões de pessoas se somaram ao contingente de pobres rurais da…