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Security Council’s ‘encouraging voice’ very important to Colombian peace process, says UN envoy
Date: 11 January 2017
Source: UN News Centre
Highlighting that the Colombian peace process faced and continues to face a range of challenges but also offers “solid” opportunities, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country today called on the United Nations Security Council for its continued attention and strong support to the country.
SDSN publishes final report on "Indicators and a Monitoring Framework for the Sustainable Development Goals"
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has recently published its final report on Indicators and a Monitoring Framework for the Sustainable Development Goals: Launching a data revolution for the SDGs.
ILC Asia Regional Assembly of Members
South Africa: Rural Development and Land Reform Approves Land for Women, Farm Workers and People Living With Disability
South African Government (Pretoria)
Via allafrica.com
6 AUGUST 2015
South Africa: Rural Development and Land Reform Approves Land for Women, Farm Workers and People Living With Disability
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Land: Uganda’s ‘dead capital’
By: Ronald Musoke
New World Bank report warns Uganda over errant, archaic land management system.
You can find the World Bank report here
Thousands march against land-grabbing in Bangladesh
Liton Das, Rajshahi
Bangladesh
November 17, 2015
Thousands of indigenous people took part in a two-day march in northern Bangladesh to press the government to establish an independent commission to end the problem of land disputes, which often impact minority communities.
The 60-kilometer march from Chapai Nawabganj to Rajshahi city Nov. 15-16 brought together about 3,000 people from dozens of indigenous groups.