March 31, 2016: WATCH: The United Nations says its investigators have interviewed 108 alleged victims of sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in Central African Republic, the "vast majority" of them minors. (Associated Press TV)
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Samantha Power
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.
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.
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)