Media highlights: Latest allegations of peacekeeper sexual abuse in CAR

On January 29, the UN announced a series of disturbing new allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers - both UN and non-UN - in the Central African Republic. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced the allegations against non-UN troops early in the day, while the Department of Field Services (DFS) later briefed journalists in New York on the allegations against UN peacekeepers.

Prior to the briefing in New York, the Code Blue Campaign decried this fragmentation and obfuscation - pointing out that this pattern of attempting to separate the UN from responsibility was definitively rejected by Judge Deschamps in her report this past December - and reiterated its call for external oversight of the entire UN's response to the crisis.

An initial summary of the media highlights is below. (UN Photo / Marco Dormino)

Agence France-Presse
By Marie-Noëlle Blessig
January 29, 2016
Alarm at new child abuse claims by foreign troops in C. Africa

Agence France-Presse
January 30, 2016
New claims of child sex abuse by peacekeepers in Central Africa

Al Jazeera
January 29, 2016
UN: Lack of accountability drives sex abuse in CAR

Al Jazeera America
January 29, 2016
UN finds more cases of child sexual abuse in Central African Republic

Associated Press
By Jamey Keaten
January 29, 2016
UN: More child sex abuse cases by European troops in Africa

Associated Press
By Elias Meseret
January 30, 2016
Central African Republic child sexual abuse allegations deeply horrifying, says UN chief

Australian Associated Press
January 29, 2016
Peacekeepers accused of child abuse in CAR

BBC
January 29, 2016
Central African Republic children 'abused by EU troops' - UN

Bloomberg
By Pauline Bax
January 29, 2016
UN Says New Reports of Sexual Abuse in Central African Republic

CBS News/Associated Press
January 29, 2016
More sex abuse claims against EU troops in Africa

CNN
By Ed Payne
January 29, 2016
Foreign troops accused of sex abuse again in the Central African Republic

Democracy & Freedom Watch
February 5, 2016
Georgia sending team to investigate sexual misconduct in CAR

Dhaka Tribune
January 30, 2016
Bangladeshi troops in UN mission accused of sexual abuse

Europe Online magazine
By Abert Otti
January 29, 2016
EU-led troops in Central African Republic implicated in child abuse