Summer is brief but fierce in Siksa village. Located amidst the Himalayan mountains in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, the village suffers from harsh winters when no agriculture is possible. Only when the summer comes is it possible to grow the crops that Siksa’s people depend on for their livelihoods.
The year 2016 marked the 50th anniversary of UNDP’s close partnership with the world’s governments and peoples to realize our shared dream of a world without poverty, inequality and injustice.
The primary objective of this partnership is to complement each other's efforts to benefit the youth of Pakistan as well as the broader community.
Siksa village is located in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan. Set amongst towering Himalayan peaks, the remote village is snowbound in the winter. As such, the summer months are critical for education. Yet, lack of access to a safe and reliable source of drinking water led to repeated illness amongst schoolchildren, causing many to miss school.
In Pakistan, UNDP has celebrated significant progress in sustainable human development during the past year, with many initiatives focusing on those who risk being left behind in development
This year, the International Youth Day is committed to ‘celebrating young people’s contributions to conflict prevention and transformation as well as inclusion, social justice, and sustainable peace’.
Zakirullah, 15, will never forget the day that a verbal exchange with a neighbour turned physical and he was stabbed between the ribs.

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