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New FAO database eyes gender gap in land rights
01/02/2010
A new database on Gender and Land Rights has been developed by FAO - a founding member of ILC - in consultation with national statistics authorities, universities, civil society organisations and other sources worldwide. This crucial and easy-to-access resource contains...
ILC announces winners of the call for proposals
01/02/2010
With the support of NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation), ILC recently launched a call for proposals for community-based activities promoting the legal empowerment of rural women.The response has been very positive, with a total of 56 proposals received. A...
Declaration on the events in Jos
06/01/2010
In January 2010, clashes occurred in Jos situated in the Plateau State in Nigeria and have caused the loss of many lives and valuable properties. A few months later, in March, savage attacks on innocent persons were launched in villages around Jos resulting in heavy...
Pressures on West African land:
09/12/2009
The Secretariat of the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD) led a regional dialogue with key stakeholders on commercial pressures on West African land and related dynamics. The conference was held within the 25th Annual Meeting of the Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA...
Ongoing sit-in protest of National Land Rights Forum (NLRF)
28/11/2009
Dialogue between NLRF and Prime Minister today (Friday, 28 November)

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