Rwanda: World Population Day - Call for More Support to Vulnerable People

The public has been challenged to keep supporting vulnerable people in emergencies especially adolescent girls and women. The call was made yesterday at a function to mark the World Population Day in Kigali.

"Since the end of the 2nd World War, we have seen so many people displaced from their homes across the planet. Among these, women and adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable. Today, these movements amount to 60 million individuals globally according to the latest United Nation's figures. Let us join our efforts to give hope and support to them," said Lamin Manneh, Rwanda's UN resident coordinator.

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