HLP Essential Guidance by Themes

HLP AND DISPLACEMENT

Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (1998)
also available in: FR ES AR
UN Principles on Housing and Property Restitutions for Refugees and Displaced Persons (2005)
also available in: AR FR ES
Handbook on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons (2007)
Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (2009)
also available in: AR FR PT
IASC Framework on Durable Solution for Internally Displaced Persons (2010)
also available in: FR AR ES
Security of Tenure and Local Integration in Protracted Displacement Settings (2011)

 

HLP AND CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT

No documents available

 

HLP AND GENDER

Gender and Access to Land (2002)
Gender, Disaster and Conflict: A Human Settlements Perspective (2004)
Gendering Land Tools: Achieving Secure Tenure for Women and Men (2008)
Gender and Property Rights within Post-Conflict Situations (2005)

 

WOMEN’S HLP RIGHTS

Women’s HLP Rights in Post-Conflict Situations and During Reconstruction – A Global Overview (1999)
Women's Rights to Land and Property (2004)
Shared Tenure Options for Women – A Global Overview (2005)
Progress Report on Removing Discrimination Against Women in Respect of Property & Inheritance Rights (2006)
Policy Makers Guide to Women’s Land, Property and Housing Rights Across the World (2007)

 

HLP AND MINE ACTION

Handover of Released Land: Common Procedures and Good Practices (2013)
Policy Brief on Land Rights and Landmines (2010)
Frequently Asked Questions on Land Rights and Mine Action (2012)
Webinar | Land Rights and Mine Action - Recording
Webinar | Land Rights and Mine Action - Key Messages
Webinar | Land Rights and Mine Action - Notes
Webinar | Land Rights and Mine Action - Presentation

 

ADEQUATE HOUSING IN EMERGENCIES

Factsheet on the Right to Adequate Housing (2010)
also available in: FR AR ES
The Right to Adequate Housing in Post-Disaster and in Post-Conflict Settings (2010)
also available in: AR FR ES
The Right to Adequate Housing in Disaster Relief Efforts (2011)
also available in: AR FR ES
Security of Tenure as a component of the Right to Adequate Housing (2012)
also available in: AR ES FR

 

FORCED EVICTIONS

Forced Evictions Assessment Questionnaire (2011)
Forced Evictions: Global Crisis, Global Solutions (2011)
Losing Your Home: Assessing the Impact of Eviction (2011)
Fact Sheet on Forced Evictions and Human Rights (2005)
also available in: ES FR

 

> HOUSING, LAND AND PROPERTY

> HLP AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

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HOUSING LAND PROPERTY RESTITUTION

Property, Restitution and Compensation: Practices and Experiences of Claims Programmes (2008)
Handbook on ‘Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons’ (2007)
The Contemporary Right to Property Restitution in the Context of Transitional Justice (2007)
UN Principles on Housing and Property Restitutions for Refugees and Displaced Persons (2005)
Property Restitution in Practice: The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Experience (2005)

 

LAND CONFLICT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Land and Conflict Guidance Note (2012)
Land and Conflict Prevention (2011)
Land Conflicts: A Practical Guide to Dealing with Land Disputes (2008)
A Post-Conflict Land Administration and Peace Building Handbook (2007)
Land Tenure Alternative Conflict Management Manual (2006)
also available in: FR
Land and Conflict: a Toolkit for Intervention (2005)
Challenges to Sustainable Peace: Land Disputes Following Conflict (2004)

 

NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICTS

Environmental Scarcity and Conflict: Guidance Note for Practitioners (2012)
Extractive Industries and Conflict: Guidance Note for Practitioners (2012)
From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment (2009)
Commons and Conflict States. Why the Ownership of Commons Matters in Making and Keeping Peace (2008)
Post – Conflict Land Tenure, Using a Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (2004)

 

HLP AND NATURAL DISASTERS

Assessing and Responding to Land Tenure Issues in Disaster Risk Management (2012)
Land and Natural Disasters: Guidance for Practitioners (2010)
Climate Change Displaced Persons and HLP Rights (2010)
Land Readjustment for Urban Development and Post-Disaster Reconstruction (2010)
Land Tenure and Natural Disasters (2010)

 

LAND POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (2012)
also available in: AR ES FR
Good Governance in Land Tenure and Administration (2007)
Handbook on Post-Conflict Land Administration and Peace Building in Countries with Land Records (2007)
Access to Rural Land and Land Administration After Violent Conflicts (2005)
Handling Land: Innovative Tools for Land Governance and Secure Tenure (2012)

 

RULE OF LAW AND CUSTOMARY SYSTEMS

Working with Customary Justice Systems: Post-Conflict and Fragile States (2011)
Customary Justice: from Program Design to Impact Evaluation (2011)
Customary Justice: Perspectives on Legal Empowerment (2011)
Land, Law and Islam: Property and Human Rights in the Muslim World (2006)
also available in: AR
HLP and Conflict Management: Identifying Policy Options for Rule of Law Programming (2005)

 

 

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