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Congo-Kinshasa: Why Sexual Violence By Humanitarians and Peacekeepers Keeps Happening
The Conversation Africa, 8 October 2021
I first visited the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1994 during the genocide in neighbouring Rwanda. In Goma's emergency hospital, I witnessed rows… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Abuse During Humanitarian Operations Still Happens. What Must Be Done to End It
The Conversation Africa, 5 October 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) is under fire after allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse surfaced last month. More than 50 women accused aid workers from several… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Promises to Rein in Officials After Sexual Abuse Scandal
Nation, 6 October 2021
Congolese officials are promising to set up an independent inquiry and punish local officials involved in sexual assaults detailed in a recent investigation by the World Health… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: How We Helped Investigators in the WHO Sex Scandal Probe
The New Humanitarian, 4 October 2021
'It wasn't clear whether they could help us find financial support.' Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks World Health Organization, But What Now?
The New Humanitarian, 29 September 2021
'This is a dark day for WHO.' Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Abuse Allegations 'A Sickening Betrayal of the People We Serve' - WHO Chief
UN News, 28 September 2021
Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency's response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rocked By Sex Abuse Claims, World Health Organization Appeals for Information
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 19 May 2021
Investigations by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian found many Congolese women who said they were coerced into sex by men who said they worked for aid groups Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Sex Abuse Claims Against Aid Workers Exposed in Congo
Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian, 12 May 2021
More than 20 Congolese women have accused aid workers of sexual abuse in new claims that include rape and unwanted pregnancies, with United Nations investigators uncovering similar… Read more »