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La présente Convention de l'Union Africaine sur la coopération transfrontalière (dite Convention de Niamey) a pour objectifs: promouvoir la coopération transfrontalière aux niveaux local, sous régional et régional; saisir les opportunités qui naissent du partage de frontières communes et relever
Declaration on land issues and challenges in Africa
Assembly/AU/Decl.1(XIII) Rev.1
[From UN-Habitat] Women’s equal rights to adequate housing, land and property are well elaborated under international human rights law but are often elusive in practice.
The Optional Protocol entered into force in 2000.
These two important documents include obligations related to women's housing and inheritance rights. Under the Habitat Agenda, States commit themselves also to:
The Beijing Platform for Action, an agenda for women's empowerment, spelled out a set of objectives and actions to be taken by governments, the international community, non-governmental organisati
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - currently ratified by 187 countries - is the only human rights treaty that deals specifically with rural women (Art. 14).
The objective of this Convention is to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa, through effective action at all levels, supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements,