sexual exploitation and abuse

MINUSCA peacekeepers on guard in the city of Bangassou, Central African Republic, January 15, 2021.
MINUSCA/Leonel Grothe

UN sends Gabon peacekeepers home from Central African Republic, following abuse allegations

15 September 2021
Peace and Security

The United Nations announced on Wednesday that all Gabonese military units deployed to the peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, are to be sent home immediately, following credible reports alleging that unidentified ‘blue helmets’ had abused five girls.

An eight-year-old girl hides her face at a UNICEF-supported centre in Haiti that provides temporary care and support for trafficked children while authorities search for their parents. (file)
UNICEF/Marco Dormino

Human trafficking: UN chief calls for action as COVID leaves ‘many millions’ more vulnerable

29 July 2021
Law and Crime Prevention

UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children.

Conflict and displacement place women and girls at increased risk of gender-based violence.
© UNICEF/Vincent Tremeau

Guterres: Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’, punish perpetrators

17 June 2021
Human Rights

Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

An outreach campaign on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse takes place in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
MONUSCO

Despite pandemic, UN continues to fight ‘scourge’ of sexual exploitation abuse 

19 March 2021
Women

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, released his annual update on how the Organization is working to stamp out the “scourge” of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) through its zero-tolerance policy, which required special measures this year in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic.