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GOVERNING LAND FOR WOMEN & MEN
A Technical Guide to Support the
Achievement of Responsible Gender-Equitable Governance of Land Tenure
Gender equality is one of the ten
core principles of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of
Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.
This guide aims to assist in its implementation through the achievement of
responsible gender-equitable governance of land tenure. The guide focuses on
equity and how land tenure can be governed in ways that address the different
needs and priorities of women and men. Gender-equitable governance of land
tenure ensures that women and men can participate equally in their
relationships to land, through both formal institutions and informal
arrangements for land administration and management. The guide provides advice
on mechanisms, strategies and actions that can be adopted to improve gender
equity in the processes, institutions and activities of land tenure governance.
"States should consider the
particular obstacles faced by women and girls with regard to tenure and
associated tenure rights, and take measures to ensure that legal and policy
frameworks provide adequate protection for women and that laws that recognize
women's tenure rights are implemented and enforced...States should develop
relevant policies, laws and procedures through participatory processes
involving all affected parties, ensuring that both men and women are included
from the outset." Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance
of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food
Security - from paragraphs 5.4 and 5.5.
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