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The Taliban have created the world’s most serious women’s rights crisis, and Afghanistan is enduring one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Learn more about three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan ⬇️

International Women's Day is a celebration and a call to action. I made this video in 2023 to honor my great-grandmother, Naziba, a Lebanese immigrant. I want to remember where I came from and how fortunate I am to tell her story and mine. She was not a refugee, but many immigrant stories begin with escaping war. Women and girls around the world are victims of war and conflict at an increasing rate. Gaza is making the biggest headlines right now, but conflicts in the Congo, Afghanistan, and more rage on. "More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50 per cent increase since 2017. Civilians around the world need greater humanitarian aid than ever before—but countries are instead increasing military spending, which topped USD 2.2 trillion in 2022." UN Women is calling for increased participation from women in the peace-building process, increased humanitarian spending, and reduced military spending. If you feel disconnected from this information, begin by reading this article ⤵ and educate yourself. Quote from: https://lnkd.in/dB8F9TFa. #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay2024 #PleasantlyAggressive

In these challenging times, our hearts go out to the resilient women in Sudan, Congo, and Palestine. Their strength and perseverance shine as beacons of hope and resistance amidst the turmoil of war and the shadows of genocide. Let's stand in solidarity with them, lending our voices to amplify their stories and struggles. It's more than a gesture of support—it's a call to action for the international community to prioritize peace, justice, and the protection of human rights. Awareness is the first step towards change. By bringing these issues to light, we can inspire action and foster a global community dedicated to ending the cycle of violence and suffering. Let's not remain silent. Join me in showing your support for the women of #Sudan, #Congo, and #Palestine. Together, we can make a difference. #SolidarityWithSudan #StandWithCongo #SupportPalestine #EndWar #StopGenocide #WomensStrength #GlobalPeace #HumanRights

Join us as we reflect on 3 years under Taliban rule. Set against the backdrop of the dire situation in Afghanistan, this conference stands as a stark reminder that three long years have slipped through our fingers with barely a ripple of progress. It’s more crucial than ever for the diaspora to unite and collaborate with the international community for a real change. 📅 Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 📍 Venue: Afghanistan and Central Asian Association, Feltham Let’s shed light on daily horrors: human rights abuses, women’s oppression, lack of education, and more. Our conference features powerful speeches, panel discussions, a minute of silence by the Women’s Movement of Afghanistan, video presentations, and traditional Afghan food. Join us to discuss key themes like humanitarian aid, coalition building, foreign influences, denying girls access to education and preventing women from working, as well as the future of aid delivery in Afghanistan. Let’s forge a path toward a more stable and just future. Secure your spot now. Link in bio. DM for more info or email darius.nasimi@gmail.com. 🌟🕊️ #StandWithAfghanistan #HumanRights #WomensRights #AfghanDiaspora #GlobalUnity #ConferenceForChange

When instead of children, schools host missile launchers, explosives and armed terrorists, they are no longer considered schools but a military bases, and in accordance with international law, are legitimate targets. Many around the world, deliberately or not, misinterpret international law. The law doesn't say schools and hospitals must never be attacked. It clearly says, that they should not be attached AS LONG AS THEY ONLY SERVE FOR CIVILIAN PURPOSES. The international law clearly states, that any such facility that is used for military purposes - immediately becomes a legit target. Period. 12% of UNRWA employees are also active members of terror groups (mostly Hamas but also Islamic Jihad and others). Their "schools" teach (or taught...) young kids how to become martyrs and kill Jews. Its facilities actively host terrorists, and missiles are constantly fired from schools and other UNWRA facilities. Under its facilities Hamas dug tunnels, to use kids as human shields, and it drew power and internet connectivity directly from the UNWRA headquarters. UNRWA must be de-funded and dismantled immediately. #hamas #gaza #terrorism #unrwa

It is #WorldRefugeeDay, and millions of people around the world are livingin dire situations have lasted so long that they strain the meaning of the word “crisis”. Many of these situations have faded from the public consciousness, meaning that the response is underfunded and people feel forgotten on top of everything else. If you live in a country that selectively funds humanitarian efforts and/or imposes harsh anti-migration policies, you can be part of the solution. I include recommendations for this in my article outlining the challenges facing #Rohingya refugees and the broader democracy movement in #Myanmar / #Burma, which invaluable input from Nay C. M. Thet. I encourage you to read this article or the countless others about the neglected crises in Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Haiti, and elsewhere, and then make a plan to do something about it. https://lnkd.in/eHmrxm3v

In #Bangladesh, the country of my birth, decades have been distilled into days, and a youth-led uprising has toppled a government whose power seemed impermeable. I have watched events from afar and felt a visceral need to write about what I was seeing and hearing. At Georgetown, Molly Inman teaches a course on human rights and/in humanitarian responses. Should they talk to each other? Do they? Over the past few days, I have found myself thinking back to the class, and while I don’t have any answers (sorry, Molly), I know the following: Neutrality in humanitarian assistance starts with humanitarians not being neutral to human suffering. Impartiality is not the same as empathy. Operational independence is not an excuse for us to demean and disregard the importance of local organisations. Humanitarian agencies can be (perhaps should be) apolitical, but to ask the same from humanitarians is absurd. These ideas are not new– many humanitarians feel it every day. More should probably speak about how they navigate it. There are, naturally, risks that need to be considered. If our colleagues have to pass through armed check posts to reach besieged villages, it would be foolish to 'name and shame' those holding the guns. When states commit egregious crimes against civilians, humanitarians are aware of the determinative legal classifications that apply, but often cannot use them because it is inextricably tied to access and the safety of colleagues. None of this is an excuse not to speak, but rather a challenge of how to speak, when, and to whom. For Bangladesh, for me, right now— not speaking up would feel like a betrayal to a country I am neither neutral nor impartial to, and an affront to the work I am building a career out of.

In 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar due to a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine State, involving mass killings, rape, and arson. This violence, deemed ethnic cleansing by the UN, targeted a stateless minority facing decades of discrimination and denial of citizenship. The resulting humanitarian crisis saw refugees in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. Despite international condemnation, Myanmar's government denied the atrocities, blaming militant attacks for the violence. #RohingyaExodus #HumanRights #EthnicCleansing #RefugeeCrisis #MyanmarCrisis #UN #BangladeshRefugees #HumanitarianCrisis

In 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar due to a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine State, involving mass killings, rape, and arson. This violence, deemed ethnic cleansing by the UN, targeted a stateless minority facing decades of discrimination and denial of citizenship. The resulting humanitarian crisis saw refugees in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. Despite international condemnation, Myanmar's government denied the atrocities, blaming militant attacks for the violence. #RohingyaExodus #HumanRights #EthnicCleansing #RefugeeCrisis #MyanmarCrisis #UN #BangladeshRefugees #HumanitarianCrisis