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Libya was governed for 42 years by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi until the revolution of 2011.Since the end of the Gaddafi regime, Libya has experienced an unstable political situation, and the new government has not yet clarified if property rights will be reformed.  The country has a population of 6.2 million, of which approximately 23% is rural.

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Land Area
175,954,000 ha
GDP/Capita
21,965.2 USD

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Call for proposals: Twinning arrangements for exchange of knowledge, experiences and networking in land governance

4 February 2021

The Arab Land Initiative, facilitated by the Global Land Tool Network and UN-Habitat, is launching a call for proposals to solicit the interest from organisations working in the Arab region to the twinning arrangement initiative. The initiative aims at pairing two organisations from countries in…

Call for Expressions of Interest to Host the Second Arab Land Conference

19 December 2018

After a successful first Arab Land Conference, the Call to host the Second Arab Land Conference is now open! The first Arab Land Conference Hosted by the Emirate of Dubai, UAE, the First Arab Land Conference took place on the 26-28 February 2018 and was co-organised by the Dubai Land Department,…

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Three things women in the Arab region told us about their land rights

23 February 2021

Prindex Researcher Joseph Feyertag sets out some key findings from his latest paper 'How perceived tenure security differs between men and women in the MENA region' It is for good reason that gender is a major theme at this week’s Arab Land Conference. Around just 5% of women own land or…

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Second Arab Land Conference 2021

Second Arab Land Conference 2021

The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt was pleased to announce the Second Arab Land Conference, organized under the patronage of the Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities. The Conference was organized by the Housing and Building National Research Centre (HBRC)…