ABSTRACT
Access to land and security of tenure are strategic prerequisites for the provision of adequate shelter for all and for the development of sustainable human settlements… It is also one way of breaking the vicious circle of poverty. Every government must show a commitment to promoting the provision of an adequate supply of land … governments at appropriate levels … should … strive to remove all possible obstacles that may hamper equitable access to land and ensure that equal rights of women and men related to land and property are protected under the law. 1
