December 7, 2018: AFP’s Ben Simon reports on a new report released by an Independent Expert Panel tasked with reviewing UNAIDS’ response to sexual harassment and abuse. Code Blue’s Paula Donovan comments. (UN Photo / Isaac Billy)
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.
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December 7, 2018: AFP’s Ben Simon reports on a new report released by an Independent Expert Panel tasked with reviewing UNAIDS’ response to sexual harassment and abuse. Code Blue’s Paula Donovan comments. (UN Photo / Isaac Billy)
July 1, 2017: Al Jazeera's Azad Essa reports on new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel from the Republic of Congo, in the Central African Republic. Code Blue's Paula Donovan comments. (UN Photo / Albert González Farran)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)