Press Conference: SG's Report on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Press Conference: SG's Report on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

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)

A Tale of Horror at the United Nations

A Tale of Horror at the United Nations

February 17, 2016: The New York Times' Editorial Board: "The organization is failing some of the world’s most vulnerable children by not cracking down on sexually abusive peacekeeping troops." (UN Photo / Saw Lwin)

Media highlights: New allegations of sexual abuse by MINUSCA peacekeepers

Media highlights: New allegations of sexual abuse by MINUSCA peacekeepers

February 5, 2016: A summary of media highlights following the UN's announcement of new allegations of sexual violence by peacekeepers from the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo serving with MINUSCA in the Central African Republic. (UN Photo / Olivia Grey Pritchard)

New allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in CAR

New allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in CAR

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)

AFP: US seeks transparency on alleged rapes by UN peacekeepers

AFP: US seeks transparency on alleged rapes by UN peacekeepers

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. 

Interview with Paula Donovan: Immunity, Sexual Scandals and Peacekeeping

Interview with Paula Donovan: Immunity, Sexual Scandals and Peacekeeping

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)

US Ambassador Power: "Accountability is Essential"

US Ambassador Power: "Accountability is Essential"

US Ambassador Power delivered powerful remarks on ending impunity for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel, as part of a speech on effective peacekeeping, in India on November 20, 2015. (UN Photo / Mark Garten)

Envoyé Spécial: “Central African Republic – scandal in the French Army?”

Envoyé Spécial: “Central African Republic – scandal in the French Army?”

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. 

UN criticised for failure to pursue rape allegations against staff

UN criticised for failure to pursue rape allegations against staff

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.