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UN-Habitat calls for more participation in slum upgrading plans  
Nairobi, Kenya, 29 Aug 13
UN-Habitat has held the first consultative workshop on new opportunities for slum upgrading with better governance through a Participatory and Inclusive Land Readjustment (PILaR) tool.
A new urban training programme in Myanmar  
Yangon, 11 Sept 12
The Urban Research and Development Institute (URDI) this week launched its first training on sustainable urban land management as part of new collaboration between the Government and UN-Habitat supported by Norway. 
Land Actors to Meet to Strengthen Partnerships  
Nairobi, Kenya, 23 Aug 11
Key international and regional actors in the land sector will convene in Nairobi, Kenya from 15 to 16 November 2011 for the 4th regular Partners Meeting of the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN). The meeting will aim to further strengthen partnerships and contribute to pro-poor tool development and implementation in the land sector.
EGM Kicks Off Transparency in Land Administration Training in Asia  
Jogyakarta, Indonesia, 27 Jul 10
In preparation for the upcoming training events on Transparency in Land Administration (TLA) in South and South East Asia, about twenty-five land experts representing the academia, professional groups, members of civil society and government authorities participated in the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 20-21 July 2010.
Bridging the urban gender divide  
New York, 2 Jul 10
A Special Ministerial Roundtable Breakfast Meeting on the theme Bridging the urban gender divide: An imperative for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, was held in New York as part of the ongoing high level segment of the Economic and Social Council.
Independent Review Commends GLTN Achievements  
Nairobi, 16 Jun 10
An independent Mid-Term Assessment (MTA) has commended the Global Land Tool Network for its performance and also recommended stronger staffing and funding in view of future challenges.
FIG Congress Launches the Social Tenure Domain Model  
Sydney, Australia, 27 Apr 10
A pro-poor land rights recording system - the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM), was launched in a Special Event during the 24th International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Congress, 11-16 April 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
Launch of community-led initiatives for up-scaling land tools  
Nairobi, 27 Apr 10
As part of the Grassroots Mechanism, GLTN is providing support to four grassroots-led projects in India, Peru, Tanzania and the Philippines. The aim of the projects is to enable a process of learning and communication to take place, to help get grassroots solutions to land policy implementation problems and to make the leap from pilots to large scale impact.
55,000 to be granted security of tenure in Pernambuco thanks to UN-HABITAT’s Global Land Tool Network  
Nairobi, 9 Apr 10
The Brazilian Government recently announced that it would not evict around 55,000 from their homes in Santo Amaro.
Régistre Foncier Urbain (RFU) workshop in Cotonou  
Cotonou, Benin, 1 Apr 10
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and the Government of the Republic of Benin organised a Workshop to review the documentation of the Urban Land Registry or Régistre Foncier Urbain (RFU) in Cotonou, Benin, 25-26 February 2010.
Islamic Land Training Successfully Piloted in Malaysia  
Malaysia, 13 Jan 10
The International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), in cooperation with the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), Training and Capacity Building Branch (TCBB) of UN-HABITAT and University of East London (UEL) successfully hosted an international pilot training on land and property rights issues in Islamic Contexts.
Putting the Grassroots Mechanism into practice  
Nairobi, Kenya, 11 Jan 10
In many countries, laws and policies exist that have the potential to enhance secure access to land for poor women and men. These laws relate to issues such as adequate housing and freedom from eviction, land reform and access to all land-based resources.
A new land programme in Liberia  
Monrovia, Liberia, 21 Dec 09
The newly established Land Commission of Liberia agreed on Friday to sign an Agreement of Cooperation with UN-HABITAT for the joint implementation of land reform programme financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund.
Good land governance is key to realizing gender equality and grassroots participation  
Naivasha, Kenya, 10 Dec 09
UN-HABITAT and the Global Land Tool Network last year conducted a three-day workshop to validate a new training course on improving gender equality and grassroots participation in land governance. The training took place in Naivasha, Kenya from 17-19 November 2009.
Training on gender and land governance draws to a close  
Naivasha, 23 Nov 09
UN-HABITAT and the Global Land Tool Network last week held a three-day workshop to test a new training course on improving gender equality and grassroots participation in land governance.
GLTN prepares to pilot gender evaluation criteria in Brazil and Nepal  
Nairobi, 27 Apr 09
The Global Land Tool Network gender evaluation criteria for assessing the gender-sensitivity of large-scale land tools was recently launched with over 65 participants at a side-event as part of the 22nd session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council. The event was chaired by Ms. Tubwita Grace Bagaya, a Member of Parliament from Uganda.
Internet forum on Land, Environment and Climate Change: Challenges, Priority Issues and Tools  
Global, 22 Apr 09
From April 23 to May 15 2009, the Global Land Tool Network is animating an internet forum on the following topic: Land, Environment and Climate Change: Challenges, Priority Issues and Tools.
GLTN Participates in International Federation of Surveyors / World Bank Conference in Washington  
Washington, 8 Apr 09
Figure Panel at the Closing Session: Joan Kagwanja, Economic Affairs Officer, UN-Economic Commission of Africa, chair of the closing session (left), Paul van der Molen, the Netherlands, Clarissa Augustinus, UN-HABITAT, Cheryl Morden, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Jolyne Sanjak, Helge Onsrud, Norway and Alain Durand-Lasserve, France and Paul Munro-Faure, Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Gender responsiveness of selected projects in the GLTN land tool inventory  
Global, 17 Mar 09
GLTN considers gender as a critical cross-cutting theme in the work on promoting pro-poor, large-scale land tools (for more information on GLTN see www.gltn.net).
Working for a fairer world  
Ireland, 23 Feb 09
In the context of the Irish Society of Chartered surveyors’ recent conference theme, Ireland’s Future In A Global Economy, the major question was: is the role of the surveyor changing? From a global perspective, the answer is yes.
 
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