United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - has conducted studies examining national and international legislation affecting women's economic, social and cultural rights in Latin America. It is also conducting research on the impact of privatization of civic services on women. www.unifem.org

Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) - the Sub-Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa has undertaken several studies, for example on the impact of HIV/AIDS on women's land rights. www.fao.org

Human Rights Watch - the Women's Rights Division has conducted research on women's property and inheritance rights in Kenya. The output is a publication entitled "Double Standards: Women's Property Rights Violations in Kenya" issued in March 2003. www.hrw.org

Centre on Housing Rigths and Evictions (COHRE) - has publications on women and forced evictions and is instituting research on women's property and inheritance rights in 10 Sub-Saharan African countries. UN-HABITAT and COHRE are discussing ways of collaborating and coordinating their research activities in Southern Africa. www.cohre.org

Habitat International Coalition - the Housing and Land Rights Network (HIC - HLRN) has developed tools to help monitor the implementation of housing rights. It is starting research into women's property and inheritance rights in Latin America and the Middle East. www.hic-mena.org

The Huairou Commission (HC) is an umbrella network of 5 major women's networks:

• Habitat International Coalition - Women and Shelter Network (HIC-WAS)
• Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood (GROOTS International)
• International Council of Women (ICW) - Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
• Women for Peace Network (WPN)

The Huairou Commission identifies and publicizes best practices "Our Practices", evolved from the perspective of grassroots women, homes and communities. www.huairou.org

International Land Coalition - under their Women's Resource Access Programme, the ILC, has published various brochures titles "Voices from the Field", which focus on women's access to land and other natural resources in different countries. www.landcoalition.org