Karachi, Oct 12 (IPS) – The mauling, groping and tossing of a young woman by a crowd of between 300 and 400 men in a park in the eastern city of Lahore, in the Punjab province, may have caused a wave of country-wide disgust, but speaks volumes of how unsafe public spaces are for Pakistani women.
Read the full story, “Why Pakistani Women Feel Unsafe in Public Spaces”, on globalissues.org →

UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
West Bank: UN rights report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps
UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small
Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO
UN Declares International Day to Eliminate Child Marriage
Nepalese Experts, Victims Contemplate the Future After the Flood