La tierra y los conflictos: pasos hacia la paz

Miles de yazidíes desplazados en Irak han recibido ayuda para un retorno seguro y sostenible a través de un proyecto que aborda la complejidad de las cuestiones relacionadas con la tenencia de la tierra

Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration in Violent Conflict Settings

According to the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency, there were 79.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide by the end of 2019. Evictions from homes and land are often linked to protracted violent conflict. Land administration (LA) can be a small part of UN peace-building programs addressing these conflicts. Through the lens of the UN and seven country cases, the problem being addressed is: what are the key features of fit-for-purpose land administration (FFP LA) in violent conflict contexts? FFP LA involves the same LA elements found in conventional LA and FFP LA, and LA in post conflict contexts, as it supports peace building and conflict resolution. However, in the contexts being examined, FFP LA also has novel features as well, such as extra-legal transitional justice mechanisms to protect people and their land rights and to address historical injustices and the politics of exclusion that are the root causes of conflict. In addition, there are land governance and power relations’ implications, as FFP LA is part of larger UN peace-building programs. This impacts the FFP LA design. The cases discussed are from Darfur/Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Honduras, Iraq, Jubaland/Somalia, Peru and South Sudan

Land and conflict: taking steps towards peace

Thousands of displaced Yazidis in Iraq have been assisted in making a safe, sustainable return through a project that addressed the complexity of issues around land tenure

La tierra y los conflictos: pasos hacia la paz

Miles de yazidíes desplazados en Irak han recibido ayuda para un retorno seguro y sostenible a través de un proyecto que aborda la complejidad de las cuestiones relacionadas con la tenencia de la tierra