UN-Habitat launches on 12-13 September 2022 “Women and the Right to Land” advocacy campaign in Tunisia and Libya.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) – Tunisia Office, launches on 12-13 September 2022 “Women and the Right to Land” advocacy campaign in Tunisia and Libya. This Campaign aims to raise awareness and initiate a multi-level dialogue on women’s right to land ownership. In particular, it seeks to disseminate and promote key messages, through the media and other agents of change, about the socio-economic and cultural benefits of women’s rights to housing, land and property, and the challenges they face in legitimately claiming these rights.

The campaign will be launched concurrently in Tunisia and Libya. Improving women’s housing, land and property rights (HLP) is an essential catalyst for the social and economic development of communities. Protecting these rights contributes to the realization and enjoyment of a wide range of human rights such as the right to an adequate standard of living, adequate housing, health, work and education; In February 2021, UN-Habitat and the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) launched a Regional Campaign on Women and Land. The Campaign targeted a wide range of stakeholders in the Arab region.

It was promoted by UN-Habitat, as part of its mandate to ensure a better urban future for all, and by the partners of the Stand for Her Land Campaign, including the World Bank, the International Land Coalition, Landesa and Habitat for Humanity. Within the framework of its urban inclusion policy, UN-Habitat pays particular attention to leaving no one behind, especially women, youth, the elderly, the homeless and migrants, who are the real actors of change and cohesion within their communities.