Incorporating Housing, Land, and Property Due Diligence into Humanitarian Programming for Implementing Agencies

Effective humanitarian action aims to address suffering, save lives, and preserve the rights and dignity of crisis-affected populations. As a core cross-sectoral issue, maintaining and improving access to housing, land, and property (HLP) rights is key to this. While the fundamental causes of displacement and humanitarian needs cannot be addressed without considering HLP rights, humanitarian actors often forego due diligence processes. These processes ensure access to land and minimize risks to affected communities and implementing organizations. HLP due diligence is both critical and possible in contexts with severe time and resource constraints and is not solely the remit of HLP experts — it is a key responsibility for all humanitarian actors.