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Displaying 1121 - 1130 of 1156Consultant to produce case studies on urban corruption issues in Africa
Application Closing Date - 08 Nov 2015
Job Start Date - As soon as possible
Duration - until February 2016
Location - remote
Transparency International (TI) is a global civil society organisation dedicated to tackling corruption in all its forms. Through more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.
Moving towards a Right to Land: The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Treatment of Land Rights as Human Rights
In many countries, land rights and security of tenure constitute the basis for access to food, livelihoods, housing and development for a large percentage of the population. Without access to land, many people find themselves in a situation of great economic insecurity.
Minority Rights Group International
Minority Rights Group International campaigns worldwide with around 130 partners in over 60 countries to ensure that disadvantaged minorities and indigenous peoples, often the poorest of the poor, can make their voices heard. Through training and education, legal cases, publications and the media, we support minority and indigenous people as they strive to maintain their rights to the land they live on, the languages they speak, to equal opportunities in education and employment, and to full participation in public life.
Ekta Parishad, the landless people's movement in India
Unequal access to natural resources, especially to land, is a major issue that lies at the heart of social movements throughout the world. Population growth, development models and intensive agriculture are transforming many regions into battlegrounds where conflicts are waged over natural resource use, damaging the lives of the farmers who depend on such resources. In India, the Ekta Parishad movement was created during the 1990s to support and defend the landless in a country marked by significant land pressure and where 70% of the population lives in rural areas.
Université catholique de Louvain
The creation of Universities as an institution was one of the best things to come out of the Middle Ages. The institution's commitment to extending the boundaries of human knowledge, transmitting this knowledge, and thereby increasing the humanity of the human race has kept it at the forefront of civilization in the 21st century. The Université catholique de Louvain has played a part in this process with pride since 1425.
Debate sobre Derechos a la Tierra y al Territorio y Reparación Integral en marco de la ENI Colombia
El 22 de octubre, en el marco del VIII Seminario Internacional de Desarrollo Rural organizado por la Facultad de Estudios Ambientales y Rurales de la Universidad Javeriana, se desarrolló en Bogotá la Mesa Temática de discusión sobre Políticas de reparación y tierras y desarrollo rural a cargo de las instituciones miembros de la ILC en Colombia (CINEP/PPP, CDS y la PUJ - Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Regional, Facultad de Estudios Ambientales y Rurales) que promueven la Estrategia Colaborativa en Colombia por la Garantía de los Derechos a la Tierra y al Territorio (ENI Colombia)
When Women's Rights Are Not Enough
Around the world, women in 155 countries face legal restrictions on the economic opportunities available to them, according to the recent World Bank Group's report Women, Business and the Law 2016, which highlights the challenges women face in the global economy and underscores the need for legal reform.
Kenya: Proposed Land Bills Are Against Interests of Communities and Should Be Withdrawn
When Kenyans enacted the Constitution in 2010, one of the crucial areas that we decided to focus on was land reform.Ke
The key target of this is the recognition, protection, and registration of community land rights.
It is unfortunate that land reform has now been turned into a political process that fails to respect the aspirations of the people.
It is especially disheartening that the proposals that were derived by the task force on community land have now been trashed and we are presented with land Bills that do not respect the needs of the people.
Open Government Partnership Global Summit: An Opportunity for Strengthening Land Rights
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Mexico City this week brings together more than 1,500 participants, including ministers, from around the world. While OGP member governments have made notable progress toward transparency and accountability through the four-year-old partnership, there has been little attention given to making land holdings and land transactions transparent.