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Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Spain

Right to Food Handbooks 3. This handbook presents the process to be followed for the revision of sectoral legislation, since it may affect various aspects of the right to food. The purpose of this revision is to ensure that the legal framework of the country is favourable for the progressive realization of the right to food. The content of this handbook is based on the FAO's “Guide on Legislating for the Right to Food”.

Realizing women’s rights to land in the law

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018

Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve

gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes

the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty

reduction, food security and nutrition.

Target 5.a aims to “Undertake reforms to give women equal

rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership

and control over land and other forms of property, financial

services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with

national laws”.

As the designated custodian for Target 5a, FAO has developed

Crear un sistema para registrar los derechos de tenencia y realizar un primer registro

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2019
Rwanda
North Macedonia
Uganda
China
Sri Lanka
Australia
Ghana
Mongolia
Kuwait

Esta guía está acompañada por otra guía que se centra en un aspecto distinto del registro de derechos de tenencia: la creación de un sistema nuevo para registrar los derechos de tenencia por primera vez (Mejorar la manera de registrar los derechos de tenencia). Como estas dos guías abarcan distintos aspectos del registro de derechos, pueden leerse como documentos independientes y, como tales, tienen texto en común. No obstante, algunos lectores pueden beneficiarse con la lectura de ambas.

Свободное, предварительное и осознанное

Institutional & promotional materials
July, 2018

Руководство «Свободное, предварительное и информированное согласие» (FPIC) разработано в качестве инструмента для специалистов широкого круга проектов и программ любой организации , занимающейся международным развитием , и предоставляет информацию о праве на свободное, предварительное и проинформированное согласие , и о том, как его можно реализовать в шесть шагов. Пособие основано на политике ФАО в отношении коренных народов и народов, ведущих племенной образ жизни (2010 г.), для которой одним из основных принципов является данное согласие.

Valuing Land Tenure Rights

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2019
Mozambique
Liberia
Botswana
United States of America
Philippines
Poland
Zimbabwe
China
Namibia
Netherlands
Australia
Jamaica
Ireland
Canada
New Zealand
India
United Kingdom
Mongolia
Colombia
Papua New Guinea
Ghana

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a series of Technical Guides to elaborate and provide more detailed guidance on thematic areas contained within the Guidelines. As part of this series, this Technical Guide covers the issues associated with the identification and valuation of tenure rights for different purposes, and provides guidance on how to ensure that valuations are undertaken in a fair, reliable and transparent manner that comply with internati onal norms.

自由事先知情同意: 保护土著民族权利与造福当地社区的良好做法: 项目执行人员手册

Reports & Research
December, 2016

自由事先知情同意是受国际人权标准保护的一项原则,同时也与自决权相联系。自由事先知情同意原则得到了《联合国土著民族权利宣言》、《生物多样性公约》及国际劳工组织《第169号公约》的支持 。本手册是粮农组织与若干协作组织自2015年7月启动协商进程以来的结晶本手册,是专为发展组织的项目从业人员设计的工具。

Improving ways to record tenure rights

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2018
North Macedonia
United States of America
Sweden
Azerbaijan
United Kingdom
Ghana
Pakistan
Netherlands
Georgia
France
Spain
Denmark
Germany
Australia
Ireland
Finland
New Zealand
Rwanda
Kyrgyzstan
Albania
Russia
Armenia

This guide is about making the recording or registration of tenure rights more relevant to people who hold those tenure rights, and particularly to people who are currently poorly served by systems to record or register tenure rights. It provides practical advice on ways to improve the recording of tenure rights, including by addressing barriers that prevent people from using recording systems.

The Community Land Rights of Women and Youth in Turkana County, Kenya

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2016
Kenya

This policy brief presents the main findings of a situational analysis and assessment of women’s and youth’s ability to access community land in Turkana County, Kenya, with a focus on their rights. The brief highlights the fact that even though policy and legal frameworks provide for equal rights and nondiscrimination in access to land, women and youth still face many land-related challenges in Turkana County. It looks at the current situation regarding community land rights and examines the bar riers that women face trying to realize these rights.

Creating a system to record tenure rights and first registration

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2019
Rwanda
France
Ghana
Canada
Sri Lanka

Ce guide aborde la question de l’enregistrement des droits fonciers, en mettant l’accent sur la création d’un nouveau système pour enregistrer lesdits droits et sur le fait de les enregistrer dans un système pour la première fois. Si des systèmes d’enregistrement existent déjà à travers le monde, il arrive souvent que les populations n’y ont pas accès pour enregistrer leurs droits fonciers. Ce guide traite des situations où l’approche la plus indiquée est de créer un nouveau système pour enregis trer ces droits.

Responsible governance of tenure and the law

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2018
Nepal
Burkina Faso
Mali
Nigeria
Kenya
Nicaragua
Uganda
Moldova
Azerbaijan
Indonesia
Bulgaria
Suriname
Sierra Leone
Kazakhstan
Ethiopia
Paraguay
Colombia
Belize
Greece

إن القوانين الوطنية حيوية لحوكمة الحيازة للجميع، وخاصة بالنسبة للشرائح الأكثر ضعفا في المجتمع. يستعرض هذا الدليل الفني الأبعاد القانونية للخطوط التوجيهية الطوعية بشأن الحوكمة المسؤولة لحيازة الأراضي، ومصايد الأسماك والغابات في سياق الأمن الغذائي الوطني وأوجه الترابط بالقانون الدولي الملزم. ويوفّر المشورة للمهنيين القانونيين الذين يعملون مع المؤسسات الحكومية، أو المجتمع المدني أو القطاع الخاص على تقييم التشريعات الوطنية، ودعم الإصلاح القانوني وتحسين التنفيذ وكذلك على تسوية المنازعات.

Mejorar la manera de registrar los derechos de tenencia

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Rwanda
North Macedonia
Albania
Bulgaria
Armenia
Australia
Ghana
Georgia
Montenegro
Kuwait

En la presente guía se aborda el registro de los derechos de tenencia haciendo especial hincapié en mejorar las formas existentes de registrar derechos. Si bien existen numerosos sistemas de registro en todo el mundo que ayudan a lograr la seguridad de la tenencia y brindar otras ventajas a los titulares de derechos de tenencia, también hay muchos sistemas que no funcionan bien y pueden ponerse obstáculos sin quererlo o de forma deliberada para evitar que las personas usen dichos sistemas.