The World Health Organisation's regional director for Africa said on Tuesday that the agency was 'heartbroken' by the findings of an independent commission on sex abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Alleged victims"were not provided with the necessary support and assistance required for such degrading experiences", the report said.The World Health Organisation's regional director for Africa said on Tuesday that the agency was"heartbroken" by the findings of an independent commission on sex abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the commission's report made for"harrowing reading". Alleged victims"were not provided with the necessary support and assistance required for such degrading experiences", the report said.
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