Author Archives: Una Moore 
Three Misconceptions About Violence against Women in Afghanistan
Ending violence against Afghan women will take a lot more than a peace agreement. Three of the most common misconceptions about violence against Afghan women.
On Al Jazeera, UN Dispatch Blogger Ahmad Shuja Discusses Persecution of Hazaras in Pakistan
Our own Ahmad Shuja was a guest on Al Jazeera’s The Stream, where he discussed the violent persecution of the Hazaras, an ethnic and religious minority group in Pakistan.
A Day Without Dignity: Positive Advocacy Examples from Afghanistan
Today is A Day Without Dignity, the aid blogosphere’s answer to TOMS A Day Without Shoes. With so many discussions devoted to bad advocacy or “badvocacy” in aid and human rights activism recently, it’s important to highlight examples of what good advocacy and NGO PR looks like. Three videos that hit the right notes.
What Will Happen to Afghanistan’s Security Forces After 2014?
Will plans to massively build up –and then massively downsize– the Afghan security forces contribute to more violence and turn Afghanistan into Central Asia’s bargain bazaar for small arms?
5 Reasons to be Hopeful for the Future of Afghan Women
While the backlash against expanded rights and freedoms for Afghan women has been gathering momentum in recent years, so too have efforts to create greater opportunities for women in Afghan society. Part 2 of my 2-part look at what’s at stake for women a decade into the international intervention.
The Culture War Over Afghan Women
Afghan women are again at the center of a volatile national debate over whether basic rights and freedoms should be extended to the female half of the population. Part 1 of a 2-part look at what’s at stake.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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