UN Staff in Uganda Accused of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
The UN has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and the exploitation of vulnerable women by members of its staff in Uganda's drought-stricken northeastern Karamoja region. This investigation by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services follows allegations by a whistleblower, of UN staff demanding sex from local women in exchange for food, and of the hiring of sex workers. Meanwhile, another investigation is underway after 10 refugees and a local teenager died, following a dispute between locals and South Sudanese refugees over borehole water access. Uganda has the most refugees on the continent and a government official has said the country needs more funds to look after the 1.4 million refugees it hosts.
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Uganda:
UN Staff Accused of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
The New Humanitarian, 17 September 2020
Allegations include trading food for sex from vulnerable women. Read more »
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Uganda:
Govt Probes Killing of 10 Refugees in Row With Locals Over Water
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 16 September 2020
Uganda says it needs more funds to look after the 1.4 million refugees it hosts as dispute highlights tensions over resources Read more »
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Uganda:
UNHCR Alarmed By Refugee Killings, Calls for Investigation
UNHCR, 14 September 2020
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is saddened and alarmed by the violent events that left 10 refugees dead and 19 injured, including one member of the host community, in Madi Okollo… Read more »
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Uganda:
8 Dead After Refugees, Host Community Fight at Rhino Camp
Nation, 12 September 2020
Police authorities in Arua district, Uganda, say a Friday fight between South Sudanese refugees at the Rhino Refugee Settlement Camp and their host community left at least eight… Read more »
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