Malakal returns land titles to 30 vulnerable families
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eye Radio
Thirty vulnerable people in Malakal, South Sudan, received land-registration documents after losing their titles during conflict-related displacement. The campaign aims to secure their rights, prevent disputes and support reconstruction in Upper Nile, according to Eye Radio.
Thirty vulnerable families in Malakal, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, recovered plot registration documents after losing their land titles during conflict-related displacement. The handover was organised by the Civil Society Coalition on Natural Resources, with support from Norwegian People’s Aid, according to Eye Radio.
The beneficiaries include widows, orphans, older people, women, internally displaced people, returnees and people with disabilities. The initiative accompanies an awareness campaign on land rights aimed at preventing disputes, strengthening property security and promoting peaceful coexistence.
Forty-four community leaders, youth representatives and women’s representatives also took part in a workshop on the 2009 Land Act, land classification and dispute-resolution mechanisms. Chukwan Philip, director-general at the State Ministry of Roads, Bridges and Physical Infrastructure, said the initiative supported Malakal’s recovery after the conflicts.
The 2009 Land Act guarantees the restoration of land rights lost as a result of forced displacement. One beneficiary, Martin John, nevertheless requested assistance to build durable housing, while another participant called for a reduction in land-registration fees.
