Malala Yousafzai Criticizes International Community for Not Doing 'Enough to Help' Girls Abducted by Boko Haram, Nobel Laureate Says 'We Will Always Stand With You'

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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has reportedly criticized the government of Nigeria and the international community for not doing enough to save the girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in 2014.

According to NDTV, Malala Yousafzai wrote an open letter to the girls stating that they will never be forgotten.

"Please know this: we will never forget you. We will always stand with you," said Yousafzai. "We will not rest until you have been reunited with your families."

In her open letter, the 17-year-old teenager criticized the government of Nigeria and the international community for not doing enough to save the 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants.

"In my opinion, Nigerian leaders and the international community have not done enough to help you," wrote Yousafzai.

On the one-year anniversary of the kidnapping on Tuesday, the Nigeria's President-elect Muhammadu Buhari sworn to save the girls, but unsure if they are going to find them.

Amnesty International said that the Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 2,000 Nigerian women and girls starting at 2014 and most of them are trained to fight and were sexually abused.

Furthermore, in February during the 300th day of the schoolgirls' captivity, Malala Yousafzai also called the international community and urged the Nigerian leaders to act to find the girls, according to KpopStarz.

"Nigerian leaders and the international community can and must do much more to resolve this crisis and change their weak response to date," Malala wrote in a statement.

Moreover, the charitable organization, named The Malala Fund, founded by Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin, launched a new initiative called #DearSisters to gather messages of support and hope to the girls who were abducted.

Aside from the Nobel laureate, last year, singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige also joined the #BringBackOurGirls campaign to rescue the 200 girls from Nigeria, along with other high-profile personalities.

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