Women, Land and Conflict

Aug 1, 2019 | United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
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Land is part of our identity and is essential for our livelihood. With a growing world population, available land is growing scarcer, becoming even more sought-after as a commodity. It is not surprising, therefore, that the number of land-related conflicts is increasing. There is growing recognition of the link between land and armed conflict, coupled with concern that land can be a cause or trigger of conflict, a critical factor causing relapse, or a bottleneck on the way to recovery after conflict. Ombretta Tempra, an expert on land and conflict with UN-Habitat based in Nairobi, took time out during a recent visit to New York to explain to Politically Speaking some of the issues around land and conflict, including why it’s important to protect women’s land rights for conflict prevention, mitigation and recovery.