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Governance of tenure newsletter
08 - 2013
08 - 2013
The G8 leaders Communiqué from Lough Erne of 18 June 2013 states: “To implement […] [the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure] and to support regional processes such as the Land Policy Initiative of the AU, this year we are establishing partnerships with certain developing countries and relevant international organisations to accelerate and target support to countries’ existing land governance programmes in conjunction with businesses, in particular farmers, and...
Governance of tenure newsletter
05 - 2013
05 - 2013
Dear Friends, It is with great excitement that we recall one year ago, on 11 May 2012, the endorsement by the Committee on World Food Security of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. In this edition of the newsletter we present some of the highlights from the past year as well as the work we...
Governance of tenure newsletter
03 - 2013
03 - 2013
Dear friends, On 14 January 2013, Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, at the Twenty-second session of the Human Rights Council at the General Assembly of the United Nations commended the work on the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure. “This marks a new era for international cooperation on land issues”, states the report. Read the whole report: English
Regional working meetings – two completed, next ones...
Governance of Tenure newsletter
02 - 2013
02 - 2013
Dear friends,On 14 January 2013, Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, at the Twenty-second session of the Human Rights Council at the General Assembly of the United Nations commended the work on the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure. “This marks a new era for international cooperation on land issues”, states the report. Read the whole report: English
UN General Assembly encourages countries to give due consideration to...
Governance of tenure newsletter
12 - 2012
12 - 2012
Dear friends,In the short time since the endorsement of the Guidelines, first by CFS in May and then by FAO Council in June, FAO and its partners have been busy taking steps to ensure that the Guidelines’ recommendations are turned into action.
Today (21 December), the United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt a draft resolution which encourages the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the governance of tenure, and...