Land

In this section you will find information and relevant documents relating to land and land tenure. Click on the links to go to the relevant documents and paragraphs or download all listed documents in one TXT FILE (236 KB) or ZIP FILE (64 KB).

UN Conferences

Agenda 21, Rio 1992

Chapter 10. Integrated Approach to the Planning and Management of Land Resources

Chapter 11: Deforestation (+ women + land issues)

Chapter 13: Sustainable Mountain Development (+ women's issues)

Earth Summit II, 5 Year Review of Agenda 21, 1997

Chapter 3B par.62, 63, 64 (women + land + poverty)

Habitat II, Istanbul 1996

Chapter III.A (par.40a, 40c, 40l) Adequate Shelter

Chapter III.B (43a, 43w, 43cc) Sustainable Human Settlements

Chapter IV.B.3 Shelter Delivery Systems

Chapter IV.C.2 (113e) Sustainable Land Use

Chapter IV.C.5 Environment

Chapter IV.D.5 (185f,g,h) Metropolitan Planning and Management

UN Commissions

Commission on the Status of Women

1994
Chapter IV.B W+ urban areas, population, health + nutrition

1995
Chapter I.C Resolution 39/8 integration of displaced rural women
                   Resolution 39/9 (women + agriculture + rural development)
V: Priority Themes (displaced rural women + agriculture)

Commission on Sustainable Development

1995
Chapter VI.D: Land, desertification, forests and biodiversity

Commission on Human Settlements

1995: Annexes
I.A. Resolution 15/3 (women + participation in human settlements development
Resolution 15/11: Sustainable human settlements + land policies

Conventions

UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Preamble
Art. 5(d)
Art.10(2f)
Art.19(1a) (3a)