Africa Region Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (30 May-1 June 2017). A three-day meeting brought together 51 project staff and key focal points from 12 country projects of the European Union’s Land Governance Programme to exchange experiences, develop skills and learn about innovative ideas to address tenure issues. The participants from government and civil society organizations discussed the practical use of international instruments, responsible agricultural investments, the importance of capacity assessments and...

5th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines On 11 May 2012, the Committee on World Food Security held a special session to endorse the Voluntary Guidelines. In the following years, governments, civil society, the private sector and academia have made increasing use of the Voluntary Guidelines to improve the governance of tenure. The fifth anniversary of the endorsement is being marked by a series of events during 2017, including a high-level meeting...

Africa Region © FAO / Leila Shamsaifar    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22-24 November 2016: Participants shared experiences at a workshop to improve governance of tenure using the Voluntary Guidelines and the Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa. The workshop was conducted by FAO and the Land Policy Initiative (a consortium of the African Union, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) as part of the EU-funded...

Committee on World Food Security (CFS) CFS, the UN forum for policies concerning food security, included a global thematic event on the Voluntary Guidelines at its 43rd session, held in Rome during 17-21 October 2016. The event provided an opportunity to share experiences of using the Voluntary Guidelines following their negotiation and endorsement by CFS in 2012. Good practices identified include ensuring political will and sustained commitment to improve tenure governance,...

Senegal River basin © FAO / Jane Hahn About one hundred stakeholders from Mauritania, Mali and Senegal and from sub-regional organizations gathered in Dakar during 30 May - 1 June 2016 to review activities on governance of tenure and the Voluntary Guidelines in the countries. The meeting also provided training for key stakeholders, including parliamentarians. A new project “Improved governance of tenure for shared prosperity in the Senegal River basin” was launched...