The latest news on UN sexual offenses, including analysis about sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations personnel in the Central African Republic, Haiti, and beyond.
June 6, 2017: The UN force commander in the Central African Republic is calling for hundreds of peacekeepers from Congo Republic to be sent home for sexual abuse, fuel trafficking and poor discipline, according to a confidential memo released Tuesday by the Code Blue Campaign. (UN Photo / Manuel Elias)
June 2, 2017: In an op-ed in the Haitian Times, Code Blue's Paula Donovan comments on ongoing impunity for sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeeping personnel in Haiti, as the UN Mission (MINUSTAH) begins to wind down. (UN Photo / Logan Abassi)
June 1, 2017: As the UN Mission in Haiti prepares its drawdown, Reuters interviews Haitian women who have yet to receive support and answers on outstanding paternity claims against UN peacekeepers. Code Blue's Sharanya Kanikkannan points to a glaring accountability gap. (UN Photo / Logan Abassi)
May 26, 2017: A new Associated Press investigative report shines a light on how a Haiti sex ring by Sri Lankan peacekeepers was whitewashed by the UN system. (UN Photo / Logan Abassi)
April 20, 2017: In an Op-ed, Code Blue's Paula Donovan makes the case for a new and independent judicial mechanism to deal with the UN's fundamental conflict of interest in dealing with sexual abuse allegations lodged against its own peacekeeping personnel. (UN Photo / Mark Garten)
April 18, 2017: After new details emerged about what happened to children who were sexually abused by UN peacekeeping personnel and French Sangaris troops in the Central African Republic, George Russel spoke to a UNICEF spokesperson, who carefully pushed back on claims that the UN neglected victims of abuse. The Code Blue Campaign's Paula Donovan commented on the fundamental conflict of interest faced by the UN in dealing with sexual exploitation and abuse claims. (UN Photo / Marie Frechon)
April 16, 2017: The Code Blue Campaign's Paula Donovan discusses new details about what happened to the children who were sexually abused by peacekeeping personnel in the Central African Republic, on RTÉ 'This Week'. (UN Photo / Tobin Jones)
April 14, 2017: IPS' Tharanga Yakupitiyage reports from the Code Blue Campaign press conference, detailing new reports of the UN's mishandling of its response to sexual exploitation and abuse allegations in the Central African Republic. (UN Photo / Staton Winter)
April 13, 2017: The Code Blue Campaign's Paula Donovan speaks to CBC Radio 'As It Happens' on new revelations regarding sexual exploitation and abuse of Haitian children by UN peacekeepers. (UN Photo / Logan Abassi)
April 12, 2017: AP investigation reveals an internal UN report detailing new allegations of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers in Haiti. (UN Photo / Logan Abassi)
March 2017: The Code Blue Campaign attended the 61st Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), asking feminists around the world to #SpeakOutAgainstImpunity, to make powerful statement about ending impunity for sexual abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel.
March 22, 2017: Al Jazeera's Fault Lines interviews victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel in Haiti. (UN Photo / Logan Abassi)
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.
February 1, 2017: In a post on The Washington Post's 'Monkey Cage' blog, Anjali Dayal examines the possible implications of a draft executive order from the Trump administration, calling for steep funding cuts to the United Nations, including U.S. support for UN peace operations. (UN Photo / Martine Perret)
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)
January 6, 2017: The New York Times reports on the decision by a panel of French judges, not to bring charges against French 'Sangaris' soldiers accused of having sexually abused children while on serving in a peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic. In this article, reporter Benoît Morenne cites AIDS-Free World's role in publicly exposing the case in April 2015 and Code Blue's Paula Donovan comments on the dropped charges. (UN Photo / Martine Perret)
January 4, 2017: Earlier this week, media reported that there had been no indictments following a lengthy investigation into peacekeeper sexual abuse by French soldiers in the Central African Republic. Paula Donovan, co-director of AIDS-Free World and the Code Blue Campaign, spoke about the investigations with the BBC's Focus on Africa. (DavidGoldmanPhotography.com)
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)
