Property Law Implementation is Just One Element of Annex VII

The Agencies engaged in the Property Law Implementation Plan (OHR, UNHCR, OSCE, CRPC) would like to clarify that completion of Property Law implementation does not equal completion of Annex 7. While property law implementation is the fundamental first step it is only one among many of the elements underpinning sustainable return. Full implementation of Annex VII means that not only can people return to their homes but that they can do so safely with equal expectations of employment, education and social services. Therefore the PLIP agencies call on the local authorities to accelerate the pace of property law implementation and at the same time redouble their efforts to create the conditions conducive to sustainable return.