The Women of Afghanistan: A Crisis Ignored by the World The Taliban's relentless assault on women's rights in Afghanistan serves as a stark reminder that some of the most vulnerable people on the planet are being systematically erased from global conversation.
The United Nations has sounded the alarm about the devastating consequences of cutting funding for women's programs, highlighting the international community's failure to match its rhetoric with concrete action.
Funding shortfalls threaten over half of 74 women's organizations surveyed by UN Women, which face suspension or closure in the coming year.