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FRESH ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE MADE AGAINST UN PEACEKEEPERS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

 

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Peacekeepers serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on patrol in Bambari. UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina

 

FRESH ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE MADE AGAINST UN PEACEKEEPERS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

The United Nations is investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse and other misconduct by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), this time by forces under the world body's flag, the top UN official there said today, as further steps are being put in place to combat the scourge. Read more

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