Information on the Status of Women in Afghanistan
Afghan Women's Organizations:
- Afghan Women’s Education Centre (AWEC)
- The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
- Afghan Institute of Learning
- Afghan Women's Network
- Afghanistan Women Council (AWC)
- Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA)
International Organizations Supporting Women in Afghanistan:
- Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
- Future Generations
- Women for Women International
- WOMANKIND Worldwide
- Medica Mondiale
- Women’s Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan (WAPHA) Refugee Women in Development Inc. (RefWID)
- CARE International
- Swiss Peace
- Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
- Human Rights Watch
- Global Rights
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Amnesty International
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (ICRC)
- Women for Afghan Women (USA)
- Mercy Corps
- Oxfam International
- Urgent Action Fund (UAF) for Women's Human Rights
Women and Peace Building (General):
- Peace Women
- Kvinna till Kvinnas
- International Fellowship for Reconciliation (IFOR)
- Peace X Peace
- Women Building Peace
- Women Waging Peace
- Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
UN Agencies in Afghanistan:
- UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA)
- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
- UNICEF
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Women Watch
Sources for Culture and Heritage in Afghanistan
- @Culture: Gateway to Virtual Afghanistan
- Pashto and Dari Language Materials
- Afghanistan’s Website: Culture in Afghanistan
- Cultural Profiles: Culture in Afghanistan
- Archeology.org: Saving Afghanistan’s Heritage
- UNESCO Press Centre: Afghanistan Cultural Heritage Crisis Country Studies: Religion in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan On-Line: Islam
Sources for History of Afghanistan
- Backgrounder on Afghanistan: Histor of the War (from 1979 to Present)
- Afghanistan On-Line: History
- History of Afghanistan
- A Brief History of Afghanistan
Sources on Peace, Conflict and Human Security
- Centre for International Cooperation
- Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies in Kabul
- CARE Resources on Peace and Conflict
- Human Security Bulleting: Afghanistan
- International Crisis Group
- Social Science Research Council
- United States Institute of Peace: Afghanistan
- Afghan News
- Afgha.com
- BBC News Afghanistan
- Eurasianet
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting
- Pajhwok Afghan News
- ReliefWeb
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: News Centre
Resources, Documents and Reports on Afghanistan
- Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)
- ACBAR Information and Resources Centre
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Relief Web
- Institute for Afghan Studies
- Canada's Human Security Website
- Human Security Centre
- Afghan Media Project Website
List of Womens Grants and Resources
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