Publications | Upcoming titles | Brochure Publications Pro Poor Land Management: Integrating Slums into City Planning Approaches This publication on Pro Poor Land Management is based on the Handbook on Best Practices, Security of Tenure and Access to Land. It briefly describes recent innovations at the global level in the field of pro poor land management. It shows how governments, including local government and other stakeholders, are coming to grips with implementing the land related principles enshrined in the Habitat Agenda at a practical level in the cities and towns. Together with the Handbook, it helps to assess at the global level the tools, methods and approaches that exist for the implementation of the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure, and to identify the gaps, blockages and problems that still need to be addressed. Handbook on Best Practices, Security of Tenure and Access to Land - Implementation of the Habitat Agenda , 2003 (HS/588/99E) This handbook on Security of Tenure and Access to Land identifies recent innovations at the global level in the field of land management and pinpoints land tenure trends. It shows how governments, including local government and other stakeholders, are coming to grips with implementing the land related principles enshrined in the Habitat Agenda at a practical level in the cities and towns. The work can help to assess at the global level the tools, methods and approaches that exist for the implementation of the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure, and to identify the gaps, blockages and problems that still need to be addressed. Rights & Reality: Are women's equal rights to land, housing and property implemented in East Africa 2002 HS/667/02E Women’s equal rights to land, housing and property are recognized in international law and are translated into national law by an increasing number of governments. However, the implementation of these rights into reality on the ground remains an enormous challenge. This book examines the role that women’s organizations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have played in affecting recent law reforms, and provides a detailed analysis of national legislation and policies on land, housing and inheritance in these three countries. It also describes mechanisms used by civil society organizations and paralegal networks to help implement women’s equal rights at community level. A historical background of the region and an overview of international human rights instruments are included. The study concludes with specific recommendations, which could help translate women’s rights to reality. Women's Rights To Land, Housing And Property in Post-Conflict situations and During Reconstruction, 1999 (HS/589/99E) Post-conflict Situations and During Reconstruction: (A Global Overview) This is a research study prepared with objectives which include the formulation of shelter policies focussing on the needs of vulnerable groups; and assisting Governments and partners in civil society in adopting strategies for the progressive realisation of the human right to adequate shelter. It provides several recommendations that women and women's organisations must be included in the negotiation of peace agreements and in the reconstruction process. Les Droits de La Femme a L'Acces a la Terre, Au Logement et a la Propriete Pendant les Situations de Post-Conflit et les Phases de Rehabilitation: Vue d'Ensemble, (website only, 2001) (HS/589/99E) L'accès à la terre, au logement et à la propriété est l'un des principaux facteurs qui détermine le bien-être social et économique de la femme, tout spécialement dans les situations de conflit et durant les phases de réhabilitation, et lorsque leurs droits sont constamment violés. Les situations de conflit et les phases de réhabilitation génèrent systématiquement une croissance significative du nombre de femmes chefs de famille. Le logement devient non seulement un lieu d'habitation, mais aussi de travail et de gain de revenu tiré de la location ou parallèlement de prêt. Upcoming Publications: HS/786/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Lesotho ISBN: 92-1-131770-3 HS/787/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Mozambique ISBN: 92-1-131771-1 HS/788/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Namibia ISBN: 92-1-131773-8 HS/789/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Zambia ISBN: 92-1-131774-6 HS/790/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Nicaragua ISBN: 92-1-131776-2 HS/791/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Mexico ISBN: 92-1-131778-9 HS/792/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Brazil ISBN: 92-1-131780-0 HS/784/05E Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender - National and Urban Framework: Colombia ISBN: 92-1-131766-5 HS/785/05E Shared Tenure Options for Women: A Global Overview ISBN: 92-1-131783-5 Islamic Land and Property Research Series HS/787/05E Paper 1: Islamic Land Theories and their Application ISBN: 92-1-131787-8 HS/788/05E Paper 2: Islamic Land Tenures and Reform ISBN: 92-1-131788-6 HS/789/05E Paper 3: Islamic Law, Land and Methodologies ISBN: 92-1-131789-4 HS/790/05E Paper 4: Islamic Human Rights and Land ISBN: 92-1-131790-8 HS/791/05E Paper 5: Muslim Women and Property ISBN: 92-1-131791-6 HS/792/05E Paper 6: Islamic Inheritance Laws and Systems ISBN: 92-1-131792-4 HS/793/05E Paper 7: WAQF (Endowment) and Islamic Philanthropy ISBN: 92-1-131793-2 HS/794/05E Paper 8: Islamic Credit and Microfinance ISBN: 92-1-131794-0     Glossary Housing And Property Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia and Montengro   Brochure Land and Tenure Section, May 2003