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AP: UN fund for sexual abuse victims grows to $1.5 million

AP: UN fund for sexual abuse victims grows to $1.5 million

September 28, 2017: AP's Krista Larson reports on the UN's growing fund for sexual abuse victims, while the Code Blue Campaign's Paula Donovan draws attention to the fact that the 'trust fund' provides no funds or support to individual victims. (UN Photo / Sylvain Liechti)

AFP: Congo to withdraw UN peacekeepers accused of misconduct

AFP: Congo to withdraw UN peacekeepers accused of misconduct

June 19, 2017: More than 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home following allegations of sex abuse and other misconduct, following an open letter and a leaked 66-page report made public by the Code Blue Campaign earlier this month. (UN Photo/Nektarios Markogiannis)

Fox: Peacekeeper battalion in Central African Republic challenges UN 'war' on sexual abuse

Fox: Peacekeeper battalion in Central African Republic challenges UN 'war' on sexual abuse

June 9, 2017: Fox's George Russell reports on the UN's confidential "operational readinesss assessment" and memo concerning a notorious Congolese peacekeeping battalion in the Central African Republic, released in the Code Blue Campaign's open letter to the Secretary-General. Code Blue's Paula Donovan asks, “What will it take for the U.N. to institute real reforms?” (UN Photo/Albert González Farran)

AFP: UN commander in C. Africa wants Congo peacekeepers to leave

AFP: UN commander in C. Africa wants Congo peacekeepers to leave

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)