Africa: Guterres Vows to Improve UN's Handling of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

15 March 2022

Secretary-General António Guterres released his annual update on the Organization's efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) on Tuesday, dovetailing with his system-wide strategy - launched in 2017 - to stamp out incidents by placing victims at the heart of efforts, throughout the system.

Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told a regular press briefing in New York that the report. Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, looks at progress made over the past five years, since the Secretary-General took office, and explores areas for improvement.

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