UN-HABITAT is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. An important part of UN-HABITAT’s mandate involves contributing to secure tenure for the urban poor,urban land delivery for housing, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To fulfill this part of the agency’s mandate, UN-HABITAT proposes the establishment of a global network (hereafter referred to as the “Global Network” or the “Network”) to develop pro-poor land tools related to urban land and secure tenure. It is envisaged that this Network will improve land-related knowledge management, with a focus on urban land law, land tenure, land management and administration, and related gender impacts and issues. The Network would both undertake research and develop relevant tools for implementation that advance the Habitat Agenda.