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Global Land Tool Network - GLTN
Facilitated by UN-HABITAT
The
Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) secretariat, hosted by UN-HABITAT and located
in Land Tenure and Property Administration Section (LTPAS), Shelter Branch is
focused on establishing a continuum of land rights and the creation of
innovative, pro poor, scalable and gender-sensitive land management and
land tenure tools.
Despite
progress on women’s rights on some fronts over the last few decades, it is
recognized that women’s access to land and security of tenure remains very low.
Although more gender disaggregated data is necessary in this field, it is
estimated that only 2% of women in developing countries own land. Development
approaches to implement women’s land rights are driven largely by a
poverty-alleviation (pro-poor) agenda have largely been ineffective. Women are
disproportionately affected by gender blind/neutral approaches and are unable
to access ‘paper rights’.
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The
GLTN - Global Land Tool Network, has started working on developing evaluation
criteria on gender-responsive land tools through two workshops (one in Lukenya,
Kenya in 2007 and one in Bagamoyo, Tanzania in 2008).
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September 19, 2008
Islamic
Land Tools
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The objective of the GLTN Islamic Land Tools initiative is to facilitate
the development of innovative, pro-poor, affordable and scalable gendered
Islamic land tools that could be used appropriately in specific contexts. UN-HABITAT has long recognized that while land, property and housing rights are generally cross-cultural and asserted within every socio-economic and political system, the practice regarding their regulation and protection may take different forms. Islamic principles relating to land rights are therefore to be addressed as religious manifestations of cultural or traditional norms but must be constructively appraised in order to appreciate their relevance for Muslim societies in general. In clarifying Islamic principles and developing effective tools, injurious cultural practices carried out in the name of religion could be countered. More
information:
Overview of pages of interest Read the East London Guiding Principles on Islamic Land Tools |
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