December 9, 2015: Speaking before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, US Ambassador to the United Nations called for greater transparency and accountability for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.
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In a special issue of the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Paula Donovan shares analysis on impunity for sexual violence and the specific problem of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel in a June 2015 interview with Nicolas Lemay-Hébert. (Photo: davidgoldmanphoto.com)
On October 1st, France2 TV's weekly newsmagazine, Envoyé Spécial aired an investigative report on sexual abuse by French peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. Journalist Pierre Monégier travelled to CAR to learn more and went to Cambodia to speak with the UN human rights officer who took the initial reports of abuse.
Sept.18, 2015: The Guardian reports on AIDS-Free World's efforts to find out what happened in numerous cases of peacekeeper sexual exploitation and abuse as part of the Code Blue Campaign. The inquiry found that two thirds of the internal UN probes into alleged peacekeepers rapes were not passed on to national courts.
Sept.11, 2015: Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations, addressed the media on the Central African Republic and sexual exploitation and abuse. Ladsous admitted that new allegations of abuse have surfaced in recent weeks, but declined to provide additional details.
On August 19, 2015, the United Nations announced three new allegations of peacekeeper sexual abuse in the Central African Republic. Read the media highlights from the announcement, and watch the briefing with UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for MINUSCA, Diane Corner.
August 18, 2015: UN Security Council President Joy Ogwu (Nigeria) issues a press statement on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, including the latest allegations from the Central African Republic.
NPR's Michele Kelemen interviews Paula Donovan about recurrent allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers and Ban Ki-moon's decision to oust the head of the Central African Republic's U.N. mission.
Despite investigations into crimes in the Central African Republic, impunity still reigns, writes Lauren Wolfe in Foreign Policy.
AIDS-Free World's Paula Donovan speaks with Radio Canada International about the forced resignation of Babacar Gaye, and what needs to be done at the UN to address peacekeeper sexual exploitation and abuse.
Augsut 8, 2015: After years of inaction and broken promises on sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers, several factors are aligning in promising ways that prime the political environment for progress.
(UN Photo/Stuart Price)
Will the UN take real action to stop sexual abuse by peacekeepers? A new blog post by Stewart M. Patrick and Eleanor Powell from the Council on Foreign Relations argues that the time is ripe for progress on UN reform regarding sexual exploitation and abuse - but the question remains just how far progress will go.
An exclusive report from The Guardian newspaper reveals United Nations unit uncovered possible ‘culture of sexual exploitation and abuse’ after 2010 attack by UTair crew member, but permitted company to continue receiving contracts worth millions.
CODE BLUE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: MEDIA COVERAGE
On May 13, 2015, AIDS-Free World launched Code Blue, a campaign to end immunity for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers. AIDS-Free World co-directors Paula Donovan and Stephen Lewis were joined at a press conference in New York by Ms. Graça Machel, L.Gen. Roméo Dallaire, Ms. Theo Sowa, and Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury. Read selected media coverage and watch a short video from the launch.