Housing, Land and Property Rights for Somalia’s Urban Displaced Women

Author(s)
Syn, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
22pp
Date published
01 Feb 2016
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Forced displacement and migration, Internal Displacement, Shelter and housing, Urban
Countries
Somalia

This is the Executive Summary of the report 'Housing, Land and Property Rights for Somalia’s Urban Displaced Women' which seeks to identify challenges faced by displaced Somali women in urban areas to exercising their Housing, Land and Property Rights (HLP), and offer realistic and practical recommendations for support as well as find durable solutions.

The paper examines women’s HLP rights in Somali systems of land management, specifically within marital property and inheritance customs found in religious and traditional structures, and whether women can actually access these rights. The conclusion offers observations and recommendations for actors wishing to empower Somali women in exercising their HLP rights.