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Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility
The Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility invites applications from indigenous peoples’ organizations and communities, as well as organizations that work with them, for grants to fund projects, innovative approaches and partnerships that promote the development of indigenous peoples and help them fulfil their aspirations.
Grants range from US$20,000 to US$50,000. Applicants must meet specific requirements and their proposals should respond to the needs of indigenous peoples in any of IFAD’s developing Member States.
UN-Habitat Job Vacancy Human Settlements Officer (Urban Law) P4, Nairobi, Kenya
The UN-Habitat based in Nairobi Kenya is looking for a Human Settlements Officer with specialization in urban land law at P4 level. Please see attached job advertisement document for further info.
Se lanza el Observatorio de la política de Restitución de las Tierras en Colombia
Tierra&Derechos es el nombre del nuevo Observatorio para el proceso de restitución de tierras en el país, que fue lanzado el pasado 26 de julio por el CINEP/ Programa por la Paz y la Coalición Internacional para el Acceso a la Tierra.
Message from the Land Portal Coordination Unit and the ILC Secretariat on the death of Mr Marcellino de Baggis
It is with great sadness that the Land Portal Coordination Unit has heard of the death of Mr Marcellino de Baggis, who filmed and edited for Visiontime the Land Portal promotional video.
His death occurred on Sunday 7 August, 2011. Mr de Baggis was 40 years old and he left behind a wife and a three year old son.
Mr de Baggis worked closely with ILC Secretariat and the Land Portal Coordination Unit to realize the video and he enjoyed very much the work he did for the Land Portal.
Tanzania: Maasai women gain access to land - By John Cheburet
Mary Komeiyan would like to grow food for her children. But she has no land. She lives in a village where crops come second in importance to livestock. Cows feed on the small plot of maize near her house. She cannot take action because the animals belong to her husband. Her situation is typical of Maasai women in Tanzania. They have little or no say on how land is used.
Le processus de décentralisation est vital dans la gestion du foncier
Cinq années se sont actuellement écoulées depuis la validation de la lettre de politique foncière traçant les grandes orientations de la reforme foncière à Madagascar. Une reforme qui place la décentralisation comme une valeur fondamentale à préserver.
Afrique de l'Est : terres en vue
Des géants indiens de l’agroalimentaire achètent ou louent de vastes surfaces arables en Éthiopie, en Ouganda et en Tanzanie.