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"I Am Sorry": WHO Chief Apologises For Sex Abuse By Staff In Congo
The head of the World Health Organization apologised Tuesday after independent investigators probing allegations of sexual abuse in the DR Congo by the UN agency's staff issued a damning indictment, citing "clear structural failures" and negligence
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At UN Meet, India Highlights Experience Of Peacekeeping Forces In Dealing With Sexual Exploitation, Abuse
India's envoy to the United Nations on Monday highlighted the experience of the country's peackeeping forces in dealing with Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and said that India has adopted zero tolerance towards this issue.
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Former UN Official Jailed For Child Abuse In Nepal
A former UN official has been jailed for sexually abusing children in Nepal, officials said Tuesday, following a trial underscoring the country's growing appeal for foreign paedophiles.
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UN Received 259 Sexual Exploitation Allegations, Abuse In 2018: Report
The UN received a total of 259 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by the staff working in its agencies and their partner organisations in 2018, an increase of more than a hundred in such incidents from the previous year, according to a report presented by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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Sexual Abuse Of North Korean Women Is Common: Report
The Human Rights Watch claimed in a new report on Thursday that North Korean officials commit sexual abuse against women with near total impunity.
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PM Modi To Endorse UN Chief's Campaign To Combat Sexual Abuse
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 48 world leaders who have endorsed a collective statement issued by UN chief Antonio Guterres reaffirming their continued personal commitment to support efforts to combat sexual exploitation across the UN system and to make zero tolerance of such cases a reality.
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United Nations Receives 138 Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct
The United Nations received 138 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse last year and nearly half were against UN peacekeeping missions, a report said on Tuesday.
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United Nations Says 40 Sex Abuse Accusations Received Since Last Quarter Of 2017
Forty allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were made during the last three months of 2017 against United Nations peacekeeping missions, agencies, funds and programs and implementing partners, the world body said on Thursday.
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UN Reports 31 Allegations Of Sexual Abuse And Exploitation
The United Nations reported 31 new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in three months Friday, with nearly half of those involving staff or partner organizations of the UN refugee agency.
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Top Indian Diplomat Atul Khare In UN Panel To Tackle Sexual Abuse
New UN chief Antonio Guterres has set up a task force, which includes a senior Indian diplomat, to develop a "game-changing" strategy aimed at preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.
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UN Identifies 41 Peacekeepers In Connection With Central African Republic Abuse
A UN investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic has identified 41 of the alleged perpetrators, a spokesman said on Monday.
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New UN Chief Says Better Training Needed For Peacekeepers
The United Nations' incoming secretary-general said on Monday that he wants UN peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights, amid pressure on the organization to address a series of sexual abuse allegations.
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UN Report Slams Nauru For Failure To Protect Refugee Children
A United Nations report has slammed the tiny-Pacific island nation of Nauru for it's failure to protect asylum seeker children from sexual abuse inside the country's Australian-run detention centre.
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UN Chief Calls For Rooting Out Sexual Exploitation
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for rooting out sexual exploitation and abuse at UN peace operations review held in United Nations on Monday.
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Strong Disciplinary Action Needed Against Sexual Abuse: United Nations
The United Nations (UN) has said it is the responsibility of member states to ensure they impose the "strongest disciplinary and criminal sanctions" against any of their peacekeepers found guilty of sexual exploitation.
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"I Am Sorry": WHO Chief Apologises For Sex Abuse By Staff In Congo
The head of the World Health Organization apologised Tuesday after independent investigators probing allegations of sexual abuse in the DR Congo by the UN agency's staff issued a damning indictment, citing "clear structural failures" and negligence
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At UN Meet, India Highlights Experience Of Peacekeeping Forces In Dealing With Sexual Exploitation, Abuse
India's envoy to the United Nations on Monday highlighted the experience of the country's peackeeping forces in dealing with Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and said that India has adopted zero tolerance towards this issue.
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Former UN Official Jailed For Child Abuse In Nepal
A former UN official has been jailed for sexually abusing children in Nepal, officials said Tuesday, following a trial underscoring the country's growing appeal for foreign paedophiles.
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UN Received 259 Sexual Exploitation Allegations, Abuse In 2018: Report
The UN received a total of 259 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by the staff working in its agencies and their partner organisations in 2018, an increase of more than a hundred in such incidents from the previous year, according to a report presented by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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Sexual Abuse Of North Korean Women Is Common: Report
The Human Rights Watch claimed in a new report on Thursday that North Korean officials commit sexual abuse against women with near total impunity.
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PM Modi To Endorse UN Chief's Campaign To Combat Sexual Abuse
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 48 world leaders who have endorsed a collective statement issued by UN chief Antonio Guterres reaffirming their continued personal commitment to support efforts to combat sexual exploitation across the UN system and to make zero tolerance of such cases a reality.
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United Nations Receives 138 Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct
The United Nations received 138 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse last year and nearly half were against UN peacekeeping missions, a report said on Tuesday.
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United Nations Says 40 Sex Abuse Accusations Received Since Last Quarter Of 2017
Forty allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were made during the last three months of 2017 against United Nations peacekeeping missions, agencies, funds and programs and implementing partners, the world body said on Thursday.
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UN Reports 31 Allegations Of Sexual Abuse And Exploitation
The United Nations reported 31 new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in three months Friday, with nearly half of those involving staff or partner organizations of the UN refugee agency.
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Top Indian Diplomat Atul Khare In UN Panel To Tackle Sexual Abuse
New UN chief Antonio Guterres has set up a task force, which includes a senior Indian diplomat, to develop a "game-changing" strategy aimed at preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.
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UN Identifies 41 Peacekeepers In Connection With Central African Republic Abuse
A UN investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic has identified 41 of the alleged perpetrators, a spokesman said on Monday.
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New UN Chief Says Better Training Needed For Peacekeepers
The United Nations' incoming secretary-general said on Monday that he wants UN peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights, amid pressure on the organization to address a series of sexual abuse allegations.
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UN Report Slams Nauru For Failure To Protect Refugee Children
A United Nations report has slammed the tiny-Pacific island nation of Nauru for it's failure to protect asylum seeker children from sexual abuse inside the country's Australian-run detention centre.
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UN Chief Calls For Rooting Out Sexual Exploitation
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for rooting out sexual exploitation and abuse at UN peace operations review held in United Nations on Monday.
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Strong Disciplinary Action Needed Against Sexual Abuse: United Nations
The United Nations (UN) has said it is the responsibility of member states to ensure they impose the "strongest disciplinary and criminal sanctions" against any of their peacekeepers found guilty of sexual exploitation.
