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The South African "Mail & Guardian" published an article, based on results of an extensive research of 2,858 interviews with community members on the sexual misconduct of peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The research…
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This paper examines the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on women's experience of physical and sexual intimate partner violence. The paper finds that the Boko Haram insurgency is associated with slower progress toward preventing and eliminating…
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A landmark legal decision has been made in a Haitian court, ordering a former UN peacekeeper from Uruguay to pay child support to a woman he impregnated in 2011. Hundreds of children are thought to have been fathered by UN peacekeepers during the…
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The United Nations urges a “zero tolerance” policy for crimes of sexual violence in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region. Pramila Patten, the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, indicates that there were…
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The United Nations Regional Discipline and Conduct Section provides guidance to peacekeeping operations and special political missions on issues of conduct and discipline involving all categories of personnel. The Regional Discipline and Conduct…
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This short report is a companion to ICAI’s January 2020 review of the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI). It explores the UK’s efforts to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in international peacekeeping settings,…
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This short report is a companion to ICAI’s January 2020 review of the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI). It explores the UK’s efforts to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in international peacekeeping settings,…
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This report examines the UN's response to sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, including its increasing emphasis on accountability and training. The report provides background on the issue, and discusses steps taken to prevent sexual…
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The purpose of this paper is to outline a number of policy and operational implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevention of and response to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). This analysis by the Office of the Special Representative…
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This note, written by the United Nations Victims' Rights Advocate on sexual exploitation and abuse, provides an overview of the new approach introduced by the UN Secretary General to place the rights and dignity of victims at the centre of policies…
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