"The UN mission in the Central African Republic is investigating a new case of child sex abuse involving one of its peacekeepers, the UN spokesman said Thursday.
The head of the MINUSCA mission [UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic], Babacar Gaye, launched an investigation after allegations surfaced on Tuesday that a peacekeeper serving in the east of the country had raped a girl under the age of 16...
The fresh allegations came a day after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ordered an independent external review of the UN's handling of allegations of child sex abuse by French and African troops from December 2013 to June 2014.
The United Nations has been badly shaken by accusations that it failed to act quickly to respond to serious claims that the troops had sexually abused children at a camp for displaced civilians near Bangui..."
June 5, 2015
New Case of UN Soldier Accused of Child Sex Abuse in Central African Republic
An armoured personnel carrier belonging to UN peacekeepers is stationed outside the presidential palace in the Central African Republic capital Bangui (AFP Photo/Pacome Pabamdji)
Date
June 5, 2015
Title
New Case of UN Soldier Accused of Child Sex Abuse in C. Africa, AFP
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