Security of Tenure is one of the cornerstones of Millennium Development Goal 7 on the improvement of the lives of slum dwellers, and is the main focus of the Global Campaign for Secure Tenure

Los señalamientos y la presentación del material de esta publicación no implican la expresión de opinión alguna por parte del Secretariado de las Naciones Unidas con respecto al estatus legal de ningún país, territorio, ciudad o área, ni de sus habitantes, ni con respecto a la delimitación de sus fronteras o límites, ni acerca de su sistema económico y grado de desarrollo.

Local to Local Dialogue: A Grassroots Women’s Perspective on Good Governance, describes locally designed strategies through which grassroots women’s groups initiate and engage in ongoing dialogue with local authorities, with a view to influence policies, plans and programmes in ways that address women’s priorities. six case studies chronicle the experiences and efforts of each of the women’s groups to identify priorities and negotiate with local authorities.

Preventing Gender-based Violence in the Horn, East and Southern Africa : A Regional Dialogue. Raising Voices and Safer Cities Programme 2004

Since 1991, UN-Habitat has been implementing programmes addressing women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming in its’ overall activities. This evaluation assesses what the Women and Habitat Programme (WHP) and the Gender Unit have achieved in these areas. The Evaluation also focuses on understanding the relevance of UN-Habitat partnership with organizations dealing with women and habitat issues. Information and views were gathered from UN-Habitat staff and documents, as well as key partners.…

This survey report is part of the Safer Cities Nairobi Project aiming at shedding light on the hidden problem of violence against women, and to address the gaps of information that persist on this subject.

Women's equal rights to land, housing and property are recognized in international law and are translated into national law by an increasing number of governments.

This report was prepared as an output of Habitat 1998/99 Work Programme, the objectives of which include the formulation of shelter policies focusing on the needs of vulnerable groups and assisting government and partners in civil society in adopting strategies for the progressive realization of the human right to adequate housing