Search results

Showing items 1 through 9 of 1203.

Library Resource

Governing Land for Women and Men

Gender and Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural Resources

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Global
VGGT
gender equity in access to land
land governance
The present paper is written as part of the overall Voluntary Guidelines consultation and development process and is a contribution to the subsequent preparation of the Gender Technical Guide. It contextualises and defines gender for the Voluntary Guidelines, discusses what governance of tenure means from a gender perspective and identifies and analyses key issues and themes. It then summarises recommendations relevant to gender before drawing some conclusions for the development process of the Voluntary Guidelines.
Library Resource

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

An international bill of rights for women

International Conventions or Treaties
Global
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the only international treaty specifically focused on preventing discrimination against women and explicitly dealing with rural women and their rights (Art. 14). On 18 December 1979, the Convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It entered into force as an international treaty on 3 September 1981 after the twentieth country had ratified it.
Library Resource

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Adopted at the 16th plenary meeting, on 15 September 1995, at the Fourth World Conference on Women "Action for Equality, Development and Peace"

UN Resolutions
January, 1996
Global
women
gender equity in access to land
Library Resource

The SOFA Report 2011: “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development”

Reports & Research
January, 2011
women
agriculture
gender equity in access to land
The SOFA Report 2011: “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development” (User:Wikigender, 15:02, 17 March 2011)
Library Resource

Aid in Support of Women's Economic Empowerment

New OECD publication "Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment"

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Global
agriculture
gender equity in access to land
women
Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (pdf, 1.5MB) published in March 2011, presents statistics on aid from DAC members to sectors focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment for the period 2008-2009.

The Global Donor Platform OECD focal point, Karim Hussein, points out that page 5 of this new publication reviews agriculture and rural development and interestingly showed that only 5% of DAC donor aid for agricultural inputs had a gender equality focus.

Main findings
Library Resource

The Word on Women – Why Does it Matter Who has Rights to Land in the Household?

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
gender equity in access to land
In most of the world, families live and work together on their land. Why does it matter then, who manages the family’s land and other resources? For an overview of why women’s land rights matter, read this USAID Issue Brief.
Library Resource

Ley Nº 717 - Ley creadora del Fondo para compra de tierras con equidad de género para mujeres rurales.

Legislation
Nicaragua, Central America, Americas
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land ownership
La presente Ley crea el Fondo para compra de tierras con equidad de género para mujeres rurales, con el fin de otorgar apropiación jurídica y material de la tierra a favor de las mujeres rurales con el objeto de mejorar la calidad de vida del núcleo familiar.
Library Resource

Decreto Nº 70/06 - Marco General de Política de Tierras (MGPT).

Regulations
Nicaragua, Central America, Americas
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
land-use planning
land registration
land management
cadastres
land dispute resolution
gender equity in access to land
land ownership
El presente Decreto aprueba el Marco General de Política de Tierras (MGPT), con la finalidad de promover la formación y funcionamiento de los mecanismos de coordinación interinstitucionales e intersectoriales para la formulación de las políticas especificas, estrategias, planes e instrumentos conducentes a la implementación y fiel cumplimiento, así como el monitoreo y evaluación de efectos e impactos de su aplicación.Entre los principios que rigen la política nacional de tierras, cabe destacar los siguientes: garantía de los derechos de propiedad; sostenibilidad ambiental; precaución; plura
Library Resource

Law of the People's Republic of China on the Contracting of Rural Land.

中华人民共和国农村土地承包法。

Legislation
China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
farmland
farmers
use rights
farming systems
gender equity in access to land
land dispute resolution
land ownership
This Law has been formulated in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of stabilizing and perfecting the two-level operation system, which is based the responsibility system of contracting by households supplemented by unified management, entitling the peasants to a long-term and guaranteed right to the use of land, protecting the legal rights and interests of the parties of the contracting of rural land, so as to improve the development of agriculture and the rural economy and stabilize the rural areas.
Library Resource

Loi nº 2007-03 portant régime foncier rural en République du Bénin.

Legislation
Benin, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
farmland
customary law
land-use planning
land registration
use rights
cadastres
gender equity in access to land
land law
land dispute resolution
La présente loi détermine les règles et les principes fondamentaux relatifs au régime foncier rural en République du Bénin. Elle s’applique au domaine privé rural de l’Etat et des collectivités territoriales ainsi qu’aux terres rurales appartenant aux personnes physiques ou morales de droit privé.