WHO’s safeguarding failure in the DRC has re-focused attention on the sexual misconduct that surfaces with disgraceful regularity in humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations worldwide.
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Politics and Society How Africa can reduce COVID-19’s impact on displaced persons
Swift positions taken by the AU could be stymied by ongoing conflicts, funding shortfalls and border closures.
Africans rising Senegalese Major Seynabou Diouf awarded 2019 UN Female Police Officer of the Year
Major Seynabou Diouf, has been commended for her “exemplary service, which has a direct and positive impact on the community and the Congolese national police.” The Major currently leads a task force that helps to prevent and end sexual exploitation and abuse with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC.
Africans rising Winnie Byanyima leaves Oxfam to join UNAIDS as Executive Director
Winnie Byanyima, renowned human rights advocate and former Ugandan Member of Parliament has left Oxfam after seven years to join UNAIDS as its Executive Director. The appointment has been widely praised and shared across social media.
Africans rising Kofi Annan: a complicated legacy of impressive achievements, and some profound failures
Kofi Annan was the first UN employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side.
Africans rising Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General dies aged 80
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has died aged 80, the Kofi Annan Foundation announced. He “passed away peacefully on Saturday after a short illness”, the Foundation said.
Politics and Society The UN receives 44 new sex abuse allegations in 2016 in CAR, DRC and Haiti
The United Nations has revealed that it has received 44 new allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers and staff in UN missions in Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Haiti. Following recommendations from rights groups, the UN says it is working on measures to offer protection and assistance to victims. The measures include vetting of all forces and supporting a Trust Fund, created to help victims of sexual abuse.
Politics and Society SA’s UN peacekeeping troops top the list of sexual predators
A damning report released by the United Nations recently has exposed that the South African troops tops the list of sexual predators on UN peacekeeping missions