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Displaying 1521 - 1530 of 2403Gold mine chose 'eviction over dialogue' in Peru land dispute: report
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: September 29th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One of the world's biggest gold mining firms has pledged to improve its dispute resolution practices following an 18-month investigation into a bitter, ongoing conflict over land between farmers and its Peruvian subsidiary.
Nepal: Private sector's role key for well-managed urbanization
By: Republica
Date: September 29th 2016
Source: My República
KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Experts have said that the private sector has a key role in ushering in well-managed urbanization in the country.
Australia: Rangelands land tenure reform on hold for now
By: Clayton Utz
Date: September 29th 2016
Source: Lexology
The draft Land Administration Amendment Bill 2016 will not be introduced to the WA Parliament during this term of government. But proposals for reforms to WA Crown land tenure are likely to be revived following the upcoming State election.
Azerbaijan begins preparing a national strategy for land consolidation
Date: September 29th 2016
Source: ABC.AZ
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Food & Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) has launched a project in Azerbaijan, aimed at assisting in the development of a national strategy for land consolidation.
FAO land tenure officer Morten Hartvigsen has stated that in order to achieve the objectives of this project, the organization gathers a team of professionals from various related industries, such as land management, land law, land registration, rural development and gender.
Brazil's Iconic MST Blasts 'Undemocratic' Agrarian Reform
Date: September 29th 2016
Source: TeleSUR English
The Landless Movement accused the Federal District government of rolling out criminalization against the movement while ruling by decree.
It’s not easy for women to own land in India. One woman died fighting for hers.
By: Annie Gowen
Date: September 29th 2016
Source: The Washington Post
INDIA’S DIVIDE | This is part of a series about oppression and violence against women in India as a rising generation collides with old social mores.
Tanzania: Lukuvi Revokes Title Deeds for Grabbed Graveyard
By: Maureen Odunga
Date: September 28th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Tanzania Daily
Title deeds for plots number 213 and 217 at Kinyerezi- Sokoni in Dar es Salaam's Ilala District have been revoked.
Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development Minister William Lukuvi has revoked the titles of the plots, which were earlier used as a cemetery and later maliciously transferred to Nditonda Benno Chukilizo and Pascal Kyomya Kazungu.
Pa-O Youth Organization
The Pa-O Youth Organization (PYO) was set up on 4th December, 1998 by monks, women and youth who came from various places in the Pa-O areas in Burma. PYO is a member of the Students and Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB) and the Nationalities Youth Forum (NYForum). It is a non-violent independent youth organization striving for peace, justice and democracy in Burma.
The main aims of PYO are:
1. To establish a new society based on the principles of peace and justice.
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rightsby its States parties. The Committee was established under ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17 of 28 May 1985 to carry out the monitoring functions assigned to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Part IV of the Covenant.
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of anemergency has passed, we use food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives.
WFP is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded.