UN Peacekeepers’ Abuse and Exploitation of Women and Girls
Since 1999, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been home to the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission (known as Monusco). Its role is to protect civilians, but personnel have been accused of sexual violence against women and girls, including impregnating girls as young as 10. Potentially thousands of ‘peace or peacekeeping babies’ have been…
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