A 14-year-old Christian Pakistani girl was freed after being held captive for 10 days. She was assaulted and abused during this time. The girl had been walking to school with her sister when the incident occurred.
After her escape, she provided authorities with a detailed account of her ordeal, including the identities of her attackers. However, authorities reportedly attempted to force her to return to her captors, claiming a marriage had taken place. The girl denied this and testified in court.
The outcome of the case is still pending. Further details about the incident and the girl's courageous testimony are available from the source.
. Key results Across much of Uganda, El Niño-induced dry spells led to extreme crop and pasture losses, which, alongside rising food prices, has greatly reduced food affordability and access. This is driving high levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in the Karamoja re...
. Highlights Myanmar’s humanitarian situation continued to deteriorate over the reporting period. Ongoing conflict and displacement, compounded by the fuel crisis and economic decline, continued to drive acute needs, with 16.2 million people, including 4.9 million children, requi...
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. More than 120 countries have identified building institutional capacity to deliver essential public health functions (EPHFs) as a medium-to-high priority for WHO support. The shift comes as fragmented programmes, uneven workforce investment, and reliance on external financing i...
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