The International Land Coalition (ILC) is a global alliance of 300+ civil society and intergovernmental organisations, working together to put people at the centre of land governance. It does so through shifting power to the women, men and communities who live on and from the land.
By: Kieran Guilbert
Date: November 1st 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
FREETOWN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When floods struck several slums across Sierra Leone's capital last year, 55-year-old Amienata Bangura was forced to flee as her small shop, stock and years of savings were wiped out.
The 17th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty took place from 14 to 18 March 2016 in Washington DC. Over 1,400 government officials, practitioners, academics and civil society representatives gathered at World Bank headquarters, as well as some representatives of the private sector. This edition of the bulletin provides an overview of the main themes discussed and key messages identified by the LEGEND Core Land Support Team (CLST).
By: Barbara Mae Dacanay
Date: October 12th 2016
Source: The Gulf News
Manila: Twelve farmers fighting for land reform were arrested and have remained in prison based on a complaint of a landlord in central Philippines at the start of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte who has revived peace talks with the 48-year-old Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), a rights leader said.
By Zabihullah Noori
Date: October 11th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
By: AGN Editor
Date: September 20th 2016
Source: All Ghana News
Accra, Sept. 20, GNA - The 2016 International Land Conference has started in Accra to enable participating countries deliberate on land policies and reforms and their impact on food security and poverty reduction in Africa.
By: Kizito Makoye
Date: September 8th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
By: Rina Chandran
Date: August 11th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Gyalgen Lama was a third-generation tenant farmer in Nepal's Sindhupalchok district, eking out a living from growing millet on a small piece of land that he could only dream of owning.
That is until a land rights group helped to make his dream a reality.
By: Siva G|
Date: August 11th 2016
Source: Times of India
VISAKHAPATNAM: Police bosses are busy chalking out various plans and proposals to address the litigation cases pertaining to land and land grabbing at Madhurawada and other areas. According to sources, the police department's previous attempt with a DSP rank officer as sub-division chief yielded little results.
By: Loh Foon Fong
Date: August 7th 2016
Source: The Star Online
SHAH ALAM: NGOs representing indigenous people are urging the federal and state governments to recognise the maps indigenous communities have drawn up to demarcate their land.
