High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor: Promoting Inclusion, Access and Opportunity in Urban Environments
Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 13:30 - 15:30
Event Description
The High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor is a new, independent initiative aiming to make legal protection and economic opportunity, not the privilege of few, but the right of all. The Commission of global policymakers seeks reforms that ensure secure tenure and enforceable property rights to the world's poor. This event will seek to build dialogue with civil society to ensure participation of citizens groups and the private sector in developing new approaches to legal empowerment.
Session Language
English
Speakers
Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Housing, Republic of South Africa
Erna Witoelar, UN Special Ambassador for MDGs in Asia & the Pacific
Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
Host Organization
High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor
Host Organization Description
The High Level Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor is a new independent initiative that aims to make legal protection and economic opportunity not the privilege of the few but the right of all citizens. The HLCLEP is made up of global policymakers who will pursue reforms that ensure secure tenure and enforceable property rights for the world's poor. The HLCLEP seeks to build a dialogue with civil society and grassroots organizations to ensure the active participation of diverse voices in the development of new approaches to legal empowerment. Legal empowerment can only take root when secure land and property rights are complemented by access to justice, access to credit, and labor rights.
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