Land rights: conversations between Liberia and Colombia (Part 1)

Land. Probably the word in the summit of almost every list about any kind of conflict, be it social, political, economical, environmental, or cultural. In this two-part episode we have the conversation between two experts on land issues in Liberia and Colombia.Richlue Burphy, once a Liberian refugee in Ghana, has spent most of his professional life in the land sector. Currently he works with ForumCiv in the Liberia country office.Juan Francisco Soto is a researcher and professor at the Universidad del Rosario in Colombia, and also works as a consultant for the Comisión Colombiana de Juristas, a Colombian NGO.Join us for this enriching conversation!Here you can find all the links o external resources used on this episode:"UNSC in Colombia to check implementation of FARC Peace deal" - Al Jazeera news clip "ECOWAS pledges improvement of women´s access to land" - Africanews news clip "The women denied rights to own land" - BBC News news clipThe World Bank information about Land Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 agenda 

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In the Forum for Change podcast, we share stories related to the work of Swedish civil society and its partners around the world. Together we will have the opportunity of learning more about the different regions and topics that form the weave of the work for democracy and human rights, towards a sustainable change.This podcast has been produced with the financial support from Sida. However, Sida has not participated in the production of the activity and it is not responsible for the views and opinions expressed here.