Fawzia Koofi

Jun 27, 2024 | theguardian.com | Fawzia Koofi

Since it became clear that the Taliban will be the only Afghan voices at the table and women’s rights will not officially be on the agenda at the UN meeting on Afghanistan in Doha, I have received thousands of messages from women inside and outside the country expressing their deep despair, shock and disappointment.

Feb 21, 2024 | passblue.com | Dawn Clancy |Mona Khalil |Marissa Conway |Arthur Bassas |Dan Becker |Fawzia Koofi

As the United Nations marks the second year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine this week, big-power politics are still blocking the creation of an international special tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression by Russia's top leaders for their deadly actions against their neighbor. The resistance to such a court could weaken the backbone of international law and the ideal of a rules-based world order, leading to a "real tragedy," as one expert put it.

Feb 16, 2024 | passblue.com | Arthur Bassas |Fawzia Koofi |Mona Khalil |Banjo Damilola |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell

Welcome to This Week @ UN: UN-Afghan talks; Gaza aid runs low; Rafah on edge. Plus: Wild animals; Lebanon; Venezuela; Navalny. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.We dare you to try our new quiz, on the two-state solution, by Laura Kirkpatrick with the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders; designed by John Penney.

Feb 15, 2024 | passblue.com | Mona Khalil |Fawzia Koofi |Banjo Damilola |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell |Arthur Bassas | +1 more

The catastrophe in Rafah has begun. In the 131 terrible days since the horrible Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, we have watched 1.8 million Palestinian civilians pushed from the north of Gaza to the south and even further south until they reached Rafah at the very end of the strip. Adults and children alike have been bombed and shot relentlessly in every way - every day - including on the way.

Feb 13, 2024 | passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Fawzia Koofi |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell |Arthur Bassas |Jessica Le Masurier | +1 more

The leader of the United Nations' primary relief agency in Gaza says that its humanitarian aid operations will face serious shortfalls by mid-March if the 17 countries that paused funding do not reverse course in the coming weeks. In an interview with Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works agency ( UNRWA), he told PassBlue on Feb. 9 that the agency was expecting the Gulf countries to increase their donations.