Author Archives: Una Moore 
Afghan Women’s Shelter Advocates Call for International Solidarity
Facing a government crackdown on shelters for abused women, activists explain in detail why the government’s impending takeover of women’s shelters will be a human rights disaster.
Afghan Women Fight Government Takeover of Women’s Shelters
To stop an imminent government takeover of shelters for abused women, Afghan human rights activists are fighting back, in public and behind the scenes, and rallying supporters in Afghanistan and abroad.
Afghan Government Cracks Down on Women’s Shelters
The struggle for human rights in Afghanistan received an alarming setback when the Afghan government announced that it will take over all women’s shelters in the country within weeks.
Afghanistan Mourns Rights Advocate Killed in Supermarket Bombing
Human rights advocate Hamida Barmaki and her entire family were among those killed when a suicide bomber blew up a crowded supermarket in Kabul on Friday.
For NGOs, Government Funding Doesn’t Always Mean Government Control
Most NGOs receive funds from governments, but funding doesn’t usually translate to control over the day-to-day work NGOs carry out.
A Taliban Reversal on Girls’ Education? Not So Fast.
Reports that Taliban leaders are prepared to drop their opposition to girls education should be treated with very heavy skepticism. Here’s why.
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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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