AIDS-Free World

U.N. Sets Up Independent Panel to Probe Sexual Abuses in CAR

By Thalif Deen
The United Nations, which came under heavy fire for its failure to act swiftly on charges of sexual abuse by French troops in the Central African Republic (CAR) last year, has decided to set up an External Independent Review (EIR) to probe these allegations.

Leaked Internal Documents Show U.N. Ignored Child Abuse

By Roger Hamilton-Martin
Leaked United Nations documents show high-level staff knew of abuses by soldiers in the Central African Republic and failed to act, all while planning the removal of U.N. whistleblower Anders Kompass.

NGOs Urge Commission of Inquiry to Probe Sexual Abuse in U.N. Peacekeeping

By Thalif Deen
A rising tide of sexual abuse in U.N. peacekeeping operations has triggered the launch of a high-level campaign to end the continued attacks on women and children and an urgent call for the creation of an independent commission of inquiry.

Contradictions Beset U.N. Response to Sexual Abuse by Peacekeepers

By Lyndal Rowlands
An internal United Nations expert report released Monday by the non-governmental organisation AIDS-Free World reveals serious contradictions in the U.N.’s reporting of sexual exploitation and abuse by U.N. peacekeepers.

U.N. Chief, Under Fire, Moves Closer to Gender Parity

By Thalif Deen
When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named an international panel to review peacekeeping operations last October, the announcement was greeted with bitter criticism because it lacked even a semblance of gender balance: only three out of 14 members were women.

Women Challenged by Rising Extremism and Militarism

By Thalif Deen
Ongoing military conflicts in the strife-torn Middle East - specifically in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Palestine - have resulted in widespread civilian casualties, impacting heavily on the most vulnerable in besieged communities: women and children.


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