Zimbabwe: UN Envoy Speaks Tough On Sexual Harassment As 74 Percent Varsity Female Students Abused

UNITED Nations Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe, Bishow Parajuli has urged Zimbabwean authorities to invent solutions aimed at protecting young female students from rampant sexual exploitation within the country's tertiary institutions.

This follows claims by the Female Students Network Trust while appearing before parliament's women's affairs and gender committee that 74% of female students in local tertiary institutions have been subjected to sexual harassment by male staffers within different campuses in the country.

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