Just one week after the United Nations announced it was investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, The Washington Post reported that some peacekeepers there paid 50 cents in exchange for sex with girls as young as Citing U.
However, officials added that because there's no official U. A country of 4. Late last year, the country held elections to replace the transitional government, seen as a welcome indicator of stability in the war-torn nation, although the majority of candidates alleged fraud and asked authorities to cease counting votes earlier this month. In December, a report from New Yorkโbased group Human Rights Watch documented nine cases of sexual abuse in and around the M'Poko camp, which is home to around 20, internally displaced people.
The report urged government authorities and U. Who the contingents are isn't the point," a U. It's like a market. The U. There are now 26 allegations against U. The mission has said it "continues to investigate each and every allegation of misconduct" and is putting uniformed and civilian patrols in at-risk areas. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the ongoing allegations of sexual abuse by U.
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