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Displaying 1151 - 1160 of 1170Indigenous Voices in Asia Media Showcasing Fair 2015
The indigenous peoples who are largely concentrated (70%) in Asia region of more than 200 million continue to experience social injustice and discrimination. Their identities and collective rights continue to be denied by states particularly their rights to their lands, territories and resources, cultural heritage and self-determined development.
Peasant women decry landlessness, hunger, poverty
Women’s groups led by the National Federation of Peasant Women (Amihan) stormed the office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Quezon City on the International Day of Rural Women, Oct. 15, to protest poverty, hunger and landlessness.
The groups then proceeded to Manila and brought their protest to the Don Chino Roces bridge (formerly Mendiola) near Malacanang.
Presenta IMO diagnóstico sobre mujeres indígenas y la tenencia de la tierra
En el marco del Día de la Mujer Rural Oaxaqueña, recientemente instituido por la LXII Legislatura local, se realizó en este municipio el encuentro denominado “Promoción, Acceso y Ejercicio de los Derechos Agrarios de las Mujeres”, donde fue presentado el Diagnóstico de la Posición de las Mujeres Indígenas en cuanto a la Tenencia de la Tierra en Oaxaca, realizado por el Instituto de la Mujer Oaxaqueña (IMO).
Líderes sociales y activistas de América debatirán en Bogotá sobre derechos
Líderes indígenas, afrodescendientes y representantes de ONGs de 10 países de Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos debatirán los próximos 19 y 20 de octubre en Bogotá sobre los derechos de estas comunidades, informaron hoy los organizadores de la iniciativa.
Este encuentro, denominado "Retos en la implementación de los derechos colectivos a la tierra y los recursos en América Latina", buscará crear nuevas alianzas para fortalecer políticas, indicaron en un comunicado Rights and Resourses Iniciative (RRI) y la Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad de Colombia.
Land-Rights Group Landesa Wins $2-Million Hilton Humanitarian Prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced that its distinguished panel of independent international jurors has selected Landesa, a Seattle-based land rights organization, as the recipient of the largest humanitarian prize in the world – the Hilton Humanitarian Prize. As the 2015 Hilton Humanitarian Prize recipient, Landesa will receive $2 million in unrestricted funding and join the Hilton Prize Coalition, which was established in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Hilton Prize and is comprised of all 20 Hilton Prize Laureate organizations.
Women, Land and Food Panel
On October 27, 2015, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, USAID, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Landesa will host a panel event to discuss the intersection of women's empowerment, land rights and food security at IFPRI's headquarters at 2033 K St NW, Washington, DC. The panel event is open to the public and will be streamed live online.
Deadline 18 October: Consultant for Conceptual Modelling on Land Corruption in Africa
Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 90 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.
Costa Rica struggles with indigenous land rights
An indigenous rights issue has put Costa Rica’s much-vaunted human rights record to the test as the country struggles to protect members of the Bribrí and Teribe indigenous communities from non-indigenous people who have forcibly, and at times violently, removed them from indigenous ancestral lands.
6th GLTN Partners' Meeting
The 2015 GLTN Partners’ Meeting happens at a strategic time in the life of the GLTN Network. The implementation of the GLTN Phase 2 project, running from 2012 to 2017, has reached its mid-term, country level engagement is well underway, global negotiations are ongoing for the sustainable Development Goals, and preparation for Habitat III including defining the New Urban Agenda are ongoing.