Peacekeepers – The Diplomatic Envoy

Theodore Ezike March 3, 2017March 1, 2017 0 Comments UN, Peacekeepers

U.N. Condemned for Alleged Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Peacekeepers

The United States-based NGO AIDS-Free World, which has operations in the Central African Republic (CAR), released a report in 2013 highlighting cases of sexual abuse perpetrated by European peacekeepers. The organization has continued to release statistics of reported abuse annually.

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Madison McHugh March 21, 2016March 22, 2016 0 Comments U.N., Peacekeepers, Sexual Exploitation

UN Peacekeepers Recalled for Sexual Abuse Charges

Samantha Power brought up the fact that the sexual-abuse issue is a decade-old debate, recalling the last set of promises to investigate from the Security Council in 2005. “Despite the commitment made by this Council over a decade ago to address this problem, the scourge of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers persists,” she said.