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Assessed and Other Contributions to UN Agencies
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Assessed contributions are made to a number of UN agencies arising from Ireland’s membership of organisations such as the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the International Office for Migration (IOM), the UN Convention on Biodiversity (UNCBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Contributions are also made to initiatives that reflect Ireland's commitment to multlateralism, such as the UN75 initiative to make the 75th anniversary of the UN's establishment.
Objectives
UNIDO serves as a forum and broker for knowledge transfer on industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalisation and environmental sustainability. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration and to promote international cooperation on migration issues. UNCCD works to improve the condition of affected ecosystems, combat desertification/land degradation and promote sustainable land management.
Agricultural Development: Resilient Land and Resource Management Project
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The goal of RELAP is to improve the resilience and incomes of rural producers¿ households in the West Bank. The development objective is to increase climate resilience, land productivity, agricultural production and marketing opportunities for smallholders and landless rural poor people.
Agricultural Development: Agricultural Production Intensification and Vulnerability Reduction Project
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The project¿s overall objective is to improve the living conditions and climate resilience of rural populations in Burundi¿s central plateau through an integrated land management approach involving the optimal use of natural resources tailored to growing population pressure. The development objective is the sustainable growth of agricultural productivity and production and the diversification of economic opportunities in rural areas. This will be achieved by: (i) strengthening of the capacities and means of production of small-scale farmers;(ii) the adoption of climate-resilient production systems by small-scale farmers;(iii) optimal participatory management of natural resources in the hills; (iv) support for grassroots community organizations, especially cooperatives, through the value-enhancement and marketing of their products; (v) the promotion of economic activities to boost the income of small-scale farmers.
Scaling Up Fertilizer Micro-Dosing and Indigenous Vegetable Production and Utilization in West Africa (CIFSRF
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Poor soil fertility and land degradation result in low production yields and quality for indigenous vegetables in West Africa. This project will address the challenges to improve vegetable production through fertilizer innovations. Increasing vegetable yields and quality This project will build on earlier research funded by the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF), a program of IDRC undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. Two earlier projects generated promising results to improve food security in West Africa for poor families. Using innovations developed in this earlier work, researchers will speed up adoption of innovative approaches that will use cost-saving fertilizer micro-dosing and better water management to improve indigenous vegetable production in Nigeria and Benin. The project team will develop, test, and deploy two different models (Innovations Platform and Satellite Dissemination Approach) that will reach and benefit more farmers with sustainable vegetable production and marketing approaches. They will connect women-led cooperatives and youth groups to the private sector and business organizations, directly reaching more than 255,000 households. The team's work will involve further developing commercial seed production, postharvest handling, and value chains. They will also strengthen producer groups. Project leadership A consortium of five universities in Canada, Benin, and Nigeria will lead the project. They will mobilize at least 20 private sector partners and government agencies to build small and medium vegetable and fertilizer businesses. Their work will serve to double the income of approximately one million farmers in West Africa along the vegetable value chain.
ASAP+ represents one pillar of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)’s new Rural Resilienc
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ASAP+ represents one pillar of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)’s new Rural Resilience Programme (2RP) aimed at alleviating climate change drivers of food insecurity, and irregular migration and land degradation. Enhanced Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP+) is designed to increase the climate resilience of vulnerable people, particularly women and youth
GFI Increasing DRM by Promoting Corporate, Natural Resource and Professional Integrity Belize
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Media Inistitute of the Caribbean (MIC) will design multi-session trainings for journalists and civil society on investigating corruption and IFFs. The trainings will include cross-cutting topics such as “Understanding Beneficial Ownership and the Impact on Anti Money Laundering (AMT) /Combating the Financing of Terrorism(CFT) and “Exploitation of Natural Rsources—Loopholes Which Allow for Corrupt Practices,” as well as topics directed to journalists, such as “The Storyboard for Corruption Stories” and “Digital Security for Journalists.” In addition, they will create a network to encourage information sharing along with establishing a preliminary database of resources and sources for journalists that complete the training program. As part of the planning for the training sessions, they will contribute to the design and production of policy resources for improving corporate and land ownership as well as professional integrity. MIC will also take part in stakeholder engagement. Friends for Conservation and Development ( FCD) works to increase DRM through greater natural resource and trade integrity. This will marry FCD’s expertise on conservation and natural resources with GFI’s expertise on integrity, transparency, and IFFs. FCD will leverage their on-the-ground presence, they manage Belize’s largest national park, past research of issues such as illegal logging and wildlife trafficking, and strong relationship with the government and civil society. FCD has taken the lead on selecting the research areas and will lead on project design and implementation. They will i lending their expertise on natural resources to the design of policy resources and engagement
GFI Increasing DRM by Promoting Corporate, Natural Resource and Professional Integrity Colombia
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Corporation Transparencia Por Colombia (TpC) will build on work that it began under the previous phase of the project when a beneficial ownership (BO) registry legislation finally pass. During 2022-2025 TpC and GFI will advocate for robust, meaningful implementation of the registry. In preliminary planning conversations, TpC and GFI have identified inter-agency cooperation and international information exchange as two main points for beneficial ownership implementation that will need to be addressed through research and advocacy efforts in 2023-2025. In addition TpC will lead on mapping of corruption risks in the hydrocarbon sector (gas and petroleum, for example) and in developing at least 8 policy recommendations to mitigate risks. El Centro de Alternativas de Desarollo (CEALDES) will leverage previous advocacy experience on environmental protection and natural resource governance. CEALDES will also participate in capacity-building activities organized by GFI related to IFFs, which will allow them to incorporate financial transparency concepts into their advocagrater integrity in natural resources and rade cy work going forward. CEALDES will produce a report on supply chain issues and deforestation drivers (such as cattle ranching, carbon, and/or land leasing) and develop at least 8 policy recommendations to better conserve forest resources. CEALDES will lead on stakeholder engagement efforts, including advocacy engagement with policymakers, private sector, and local communities. CEALDES will support research and advocacy for corporate and land ownership integrity and as well as professional integrity in Colombia.
CO-Women’s Livelihood and Climate Smart
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Project Description In Uganda, women’s land and property rights are not easily realizable despite having highly rated gender sensitive constitution. This is because of deeply rooted patriarchal attitudes in society that often relegate women’s land right to merely user rights and impracticalities in implementing well designed laws. Ironically it is women (75% - 80%) who produce foods for consumption in Uganda and beyond. The situation would be different if they enjoy all bundles of land rights, i.e. ownership, control and user rights. In other words, production would exponentially increased and then eliminate hunger and poverty. In fact according to UBOS, 2014, women’s ownership and control of land directly increases production by 40%. Human Development Survey United Nations Development Fund Report 2019, shows that only 20% of the women own land. This trend will likely and continuously jeopardize governmentefforts to agricultural development programs and other agrarian reforms. For example, the failure of Plan for Modernization of Agriculture (PMA) can partly be traced to lack of women ownerships and control which inextricably link to lack of and limited decisions of land use patterns. Some of the laws in Uganda are theoretically good but remains practically biased due to imbalanced practices that do not address the root causes of women’s lack of ownership and control of land such as deeply rooted negative cultural practices, norms and attitudes. Some of these practices are extremely negative and leads to violence, e.g. land related gender based violence. Because of this, the ultimate development goal of the National Land Policy 2013 is becoming difficult to attain. It is evident that the Government has done very little to tackle obviously discriminate legal and social regime regarding women’s land rights and in particularly any deliberate efforts to appreciate their and recognize their contribution to national development. Despite the fact that the Constitution and the Land Act offer adequate protection for women’s land and property the structures of land managementare weak and dysfunctional. Uganda is also a signatory to the CEDAW ( The Convention on Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women hence making Uganda internationally accountable. The great need to place issues affecting women on land and property ownership and control at the center of any land reform initiative and or domestic laws like the Domestic relations Bill have prevented by lack of political will. Sincepolicy makers have failed to do so, they ultimately are being professionally negligent, misusing poverty reduction resources, and achieving their national development objectives. The objective is to enhance capacity of women landright movements that will collectively advocate and negotiate for practical women’s ownership and control of land. Specifically to; i) Mobilize, organise and support grassroots women land rights movement for enhanced advocacy capacity ii) Strengthen CSOs capacityto support grassroot movements and advocate for women land rights regulatory frameworks and guidelines at all levels iii) Build/strengthen stakeholders’ leadership capacity on women land rights programming, Problem Analysis 11. Using Oxfam’s narrative power to shape and/or promote certain storylines and what those stories tell us about power and rights, and to push for actions to be taken. 2. Using Oxfam’s mobilizing power to strengthen and amplify women’s voices and to support their access to policy spaces to share their experiences and promote their demands. 3. Using Oxfam’s power and experience working with private sector actors to hold businesses accountable for how they strengthen, or undermine, women’s access to and control of land, and advocating forreform of their business models that further inequality and injustice through ensuring gender justice in their land-based investments. 4. Using Oxfam’s power to engage with the public sector to inject gender justice and a land rights agenda in governinginstitutions. We will demand and influence the implementation of laws, policies and participatory decision-making processes, advocate for effective global, regional,national, and local policies to secure women’s land rights, and promote women’s participation in law and policy-making processes. Expected Results • A Paper or Policy Briefs or other communication materials for engaging in the Beijing +25. • A meeting respondingto the process of women's land rights in Beijing +25 process at country level(Uganda), regional(East Africa) and global level. • Contribute to documenting a magazine which will be online published capturing stories of women land rights defenders from across Uganda. • Documentation of cases of WLR in context of climate change or LSLBI • Webinar sharing the learning and evidence gathered from implementation of the LSLBI tool in Uganda. • Preparation of Shadow reports(SDGs on Land Shadow report) from Uganda. • Virtual meeting with other countries working in the same subject.
SEATINI UGANDA-POWER OF VOICES PARTNERSH
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Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) Uganda works towards a sustainable, fair and inclusive world. SEATINI undertake research and share information about policy and practices that have a direct impact on people and their livelihoods. Through raising awareness, building stakeholders’ capacity and joint advocacy, we stimulate dialogue between stakeholders and government and promote indigenous alternatives for improved livelihoods and sustainable development. The Uganda FAIR for ALL programme will be implemented by Oxfam in Uganda and partners, aiming to: 1) Enhancing women’s access to local, regional and global value chains (agriculture, specific focus on coffee and horticulture) by strengthening their organizations and capacity to influence stakeholders in value chains, including public actors, for more inclusive policies and constituencies on production practices; 2) Strengthen women’s participation and leadership through capacity strengthening of women smallholder farmer groups in negotiation skills, policy analysis and advocacy, and market and price analysis; 3) Enhancing space for CSOs, in particular regarding land rights issues. Reviving cooperatives and collective enterprises of smallholder farmer producer groups as an alternative business model to mobilize and organize small-scale food producers in agribusiness value chains; 4) Addressing human rights violations in agribusiness, with a focus on compliance with FPIC; and 5) Advocating for a fair tax system and budget transparency, paving the way for pro-poor spending, including investment in agriculture, social protection, basic services and human capital development with linkages to fair trade policies and practices. These objectives will be achieved by supporting civil society to navigate shrinking space; addressing deeply rooted cultural norms against women; strengthening CSOs’ and alliances’ influencing capacities, in particular related to land, fiscal and trade policies, inequality and exclusion; and by strengthening CSOs’ capacities to engage with the private sector. On the PvP project, SEATINI Uganda shall lead on Fair tax policy influencing at national and global levels and shall also link with work on fair trade under Third World Network Africa. Their focus shall be on Pillar 3 and Pillar 4; and the work shall complementpillar 1 and pillar 2.