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Human Rights VGGT

Land issue	VGGT Section	VGGT Paragraph	Human Right	Human rights instrument	Article
Accountability in land governance	General matters 5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure	5.1 States should provide and maintain policy, legal and organizational frameworks that promote responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. These frameworks are dependent on, and are supported by broader reforms to the legal system, public service and judicial authorities	Right to development	UNDROP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas	3.2 Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies to exercise their right to development.
Recognize and protect of the multiple functions of land, fisheries and forests	General matters 5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure	5.3 States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance recognize and respect, in accordance with national laws, legitimate tenure rights including legitimate customary tenure rights that are not currently protected by law; and facilitate, promote and protect the exercise of tenure rights. Frameworks should reflect the social, cultural, economic and environmental significance of land, fisheries and forests. States should provide frameworks that are non-discriminatory and promote social equity and gender equality. Frameworks should reflect the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, and establish an integrated approach to their administration	Right to development	UNDROP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas	3.2 Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies to exercise their right to development.
			Right to development			Recognize and protect of the multiple functions of land, fisheries and forests	General matters 5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure	5.3 States should ensure that policy, legal and organizational frameworks for tenure governance recognize and respect, in accordance with national laws, legitimate tenure rights including legitimate customary tenure rights that are not currently protected by law; and facilitate, promote and protect the exercise of tenure rights. Frameworks should reflect the social, cultural, economic and environmental significance of land, fisheries and forests. States should provide frameworks that are non-discriminatory and promote social equity and gender equality. Frameworks should reflect the interconnected relationships between land, fisheries and forests and their uses, and establish an integrated approach to their administration	Right to development	UNDROP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas	3.2 Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies to exercise their right to development.
		Recognize and protect of the multiple functions of land, fisheries and forests	General matters 5. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks related to tenure	5.9 States should recognize that policies and laws on tenure rights operate in the broader political, legal, social, cultural, religious, economic and environmental contexts. Where the broader contexts change, and where reforms to tenure are therefore required, States should seek to develop national consensus on proposed reforms.	Right to development	UNDROP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas	3.2 Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies to exercise their right to development.