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Africa: U.S. Threatens UN Funding Cut Over Abuse

U.S. senators are angry over the string of sexual misconduct allegations against both the UN and other military and police personnel, mostly in Africa.

Africa: U.S. Senate Committee Threatens to Reduce UN Funding Over Abuse Cases

VOA, 14 April 2016

The chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee threatened Wednesday to reduce funding to the United Nations over peacekeeper misconduct. Read more »

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Central African Republic: UN Accused of Withholding Scores of Sex Abuse

Al Jazeera, 14 April 2016

The United Nations is withholding more than 40 new cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) in direct contravention of its promise to disclose… Read more »
South Africa: What Is the Point of Peacekeepers in the CAR If They Are Predators Themselves?

The Daily Vox, 13 April 2016

The United Nations has been urged to extricate itself from investigations into the conduct of its peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic. According to Paula Donovan,… Read more »
Central African Republic: UN Peacekeepers Go On Trial for Sex Abuse

Al Jazeera, 5 April 2016

Three Congolese peacekeepers accused of sex abuse in the Central African Republic have appeared before a tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt to Investigate Possible Abuse by its Peacekeepers in DRC

VOA, 29 March 2016

Tanzania says it will promptly investigate allegations that several of its troops sexually abused women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where its soldiers are U.N.… Read more »

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More Sexual Abuse Cases Reported in CAR

The UN says the latest cases raise the number of reported allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the country this year to 25. Read more »
- Central African Republic: UN Reports More Sexual Abuse Cases by Peacekeepers in CAR
- Central African Republic: Days of 'Silence' On Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Are Over, Says UN Envoy
Tanzanian Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse in DR Congo

Claims of "transactional sex and sex with minors" have been reported by the United Nations military mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
- Tanzania: 11 Tanzanian Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse in DR Congo
- Tanzania: Tanzanian Troops Now Accused of Sex Abuse in DRC

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Africa: U.S. Threatens UN Funding Cut Over Abuse

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More Sexual Abuse Cases Reported in CAR

Tanzanian Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse in DR Congo

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