UN-Habitat's commitment to securing the Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights of forcibly displaced persons

Technical support for initiatives securing rights to housing, land, and properties for forcibly displaced persons: UN-Habitat commits to supporting refugee-hosting States and countries of origin in addressing the barriers to the enjoyment of housing, land and property rights for forcibly displaced women, children and men by:

1. Supporting and participating in global protection and HLP coordination mechanisms, including co-leading the Housing, Land and Property Area of Responsibility (HLP AoR) of the Global Protection Cluster;

   
   

2. Carrying out global land and HLP-related knowledge management and advocacy activities to increase awareness on the HLP issues of displaced people and the avenues to protect their rights, with particular focus on displaced women;

   
   

3. Providing technical support, knowledge and information to land and HLP partners at different levels for the development and implementation of land and HLP programmes and strategies;

   
   

4. Scaling up the internal capacity of UN-Habitat personnel in headquarters, regional and country offices to identify and address HLP issues of displaced people, by carrying out needs-specific trainings and knowledge management activities;

   
   

5. Carrying out analysis of root causes of land and conflict for peacebuilding in selected contexts;

   
   

6. Participating in global processes and events (such as conferences and forums) to increase the understanding and knowledge about the land and HLP issues of displaced people, and how protecting HLP rights in crisis and conflict-affected contexts is crucial to achieving durable solutions for displaced people; and

   
   

7. Mobilizing resources, both economic and human resources, to develop and implement land and HLP strategies and programmes.