Fresh off member states electing Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women despite the Saudi government’s systematic violation of women’s rights, UNESCO, the UN’s educational, scientific, and cultural agency, held its 7th International Forum of NGOs this week in Riyadh – where the government does not allow independent nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or activists to function and puts advocates of human rights in jail. The event was co-organized with the MiSK Foundation, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s personal philanthropic organization.