SOURCE: Devex
By Sophie Edwards
March 16, 2018
LONDON — The United Nations said the number of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against its staff fell in 2017, dropping from 165 cases in 2016 to 138 last year.
The new numbers were published in U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres’ special measures report, released last week. They show that while the number of allegations against personnel deployed on U.N. peacekeeping and special political missions fell from 104 to 62 during that time, allegations against other U.N. entities and their implementing partners nearly doubled from 42 to 75. The figures also cover allegations against non-U.N. forces authorized by a Security Council mandate, which accounted for one case in 2017.
The multilateral institution has heralded the overall drop in reported incidents as an indication that its zero-tolerance stance on sexual abuse and exploitation is working.
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