December 7, 2017: Listen to UN Victims' Rights Advocate, Jane Connors, press conference at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in which she discusses her role and her visit to South Sudan. (UN Photo / Nektarios Markogiannis)
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March 9, 2017: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has released a new report on 'Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse: a new approach'. (UN Photo / Rick Bajornas)
March 7, 2017: The United Nations' Department of Field Support (DFS) has launched a new 'Conduct in UN Field Missions' website.
January 6, 2017: UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the creation of a new Task Force on UN response to sexual exploitation and abuse. The Task Force will present their "game-changing strategy" in the Secretary-General's annual Special measures report. (UN Photo / Jenny Rockett)
December 12, 2016: In his remarks to the General Assembly after taking the oath of office, UN Secretary-General-designate António Guterres speaks out on sexual exploitation and abuse, and pledges to make the zero-tolerance policy 'a reality'. (UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe)
December 12, 2016: In his remarks to the General Assembly upon taking the oath of office, the Secretary-General-designate António Guterres highlighted the need to address crimes of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by UN peacekeeping personnel, and to nurture a 'culture of accountability' by protecting whistleblowers. "The United Nations system has not yet done enough to prevent and respond to the appalling crimes of sexual violence and exploitation committed under the UN flag against those we are supposed to protect. I will work closely with Member States on structural, legal and operational measures to make the zero-tolerance policy for which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has fought so hard a reality. We must ensure transparency and accountability and offer protection and effective remedies to the victims." (UN Photo / Manuel Elias)
December 5, 2016: At the noon briefing, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, delivered an update on OIOS investigations into allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. (UN Photo/Evan Schneider)
November 5, 2016: The United Nations has issued a new glossary of terminology related to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. (UN Photo / Mark Garten)
September 20, 2016: Reporting from the opening of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, Reuters quotes UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's statement of regret for the UN's role in the outbreak of cholera in Haiti, and sexual exploitation and abuse committed by UN peacekeepers, two matters that have, "tarnished the reputation of the United Nations and, far worse, traumatized many people we serve." (UN Photo / Manuel Elias)
September 20, 2016: In his final address to the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his regret for sexual abuse committed by UN peacekeepers and for the UN's role in the outbreak of cholera in Haiti. "Protectors must never become predators," he said of, "the despicable acts of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by UN peacekeepers." On Haiti, Ban expressed, "tremendous regret and sorrow at the profound suffering of Haitians affected by cholera," and called it the UN's, "moral responsibility," to support the Haitian people. (UN Photo / Cia Pak)
May 13, 2016: Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, and Ms. Jane Holl Lute, Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse. (VIDEO)
WATCH: UNGA briefing on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Central African Republic
April 5, 2016: The UN hosts an informal briefing for the General Assembly on the reports and allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Central African Republic, led by Mr. Edmond Mulet, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, and Ms. Jane Holl Lute, Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse.
On March 10, 2016, The Security Council debated peacekeeper sexual exploitation and abuse and received a briefing from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his Special Measures report.
March 4, 2016: WATCH: Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, holds a press conference on the release of the Secretary-General's Special Measures Report on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. (UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe)
February 4, 2016: MINUSCA announces at least seven new victims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo in Bambari, Central African Republic. (UN Photo/Nektarios Markogiannis)
January 29, 2016: WATCH: Anthony Banbury, the Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support, on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse cases in the Central African Republic. (UN Photo / Mark Garten)
December 17, 2015: The External Independent Review panel ('CAR Panel') led by Justice Marie Deschamps released its final report on the UN's response to peacekeeper sex abuse in the Central African Republic. (UN Photo / Mark Garten)
On September 15, 2015, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) announced a new allegation of sexual exploitation and abuse against a civilian staff member.
Statement by the Secretary-General on the release of his report, “The Future of UN Peace Operations”
Sept.11, 2015: The Secretary-General released a statement today on his report, "The Future of UN Peace Operations," including a dozen new measures to address sexual exploitation and abuse. The recommendations fall short of High-Level Panel Chair José Ramos-Horta's call to address UN immunity and its role in sustaining sexual exploitation and abuse.