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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    February, 2013
    Sudan, South Sudan

    On February 22, the South Sudan Council of Ministers passed the USAID-assisted draft Land Policy with minimal amendments. The Land Policy will now head to the National Legislative Assembly for review. While much work remains to be done, this event marks a notable step on South Sudan’s path toward developing institutions and policies for effective land governance.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2013
    Sudan, South Sudan, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, France, Germany

    On June 18, the 2013 G8, under UK leadership, announced bold steps to strengthen land governance and improve transparency in land transactions. G8 leaders expressed support for and announced a series of concrete steps to accelerate implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security and the African Union Land Policy Initiative (LPI).

  3. Library Resource
    August, 2013
    Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan

    A guest post by Dr. Steven Lawry, Global Lead, Land Tenure & Property Rights at DAI, a USAID partner and global development company committed to shaping a more livable world. Follow them @DAIGlobal

  4. Library Resource
    October, 2011
    Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan

    Major development in recognition of customary property rights in Kenya
    Through its Kenya SECURE Project, USAID, in cooperation with the Kenya Ministry of Lands, recently developed the Community Land Rights Recognition (CLRR) Model, a process for providing legal registration of land held by communities under customary law. This is the first recognition of land owned as a result of customary usage in Kenya and will promote investment, better natural resource management and, in some parts of the country, reduce land grabbing.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2013
    Sudan, South Sudan, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, France, Germany

    On June 14, the United States announced a Partnership with Burkina Faso, in coordination with the G8, to improve land governance and strengthen transparency. The Partnership will build on progress achieved under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Country Cooperation Framework with Burkina Faso, which support a number of the principles of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of the Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.

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