New Allegations Highlight Issue Of Sexual Misconduct Among U.N. Peacekeepers : Goats and Soda : NPR

New Allegations Highlight Issue Of Sexual Misconduct Among U.N. Peacekeepers : Goats and Soda : NPR: "Secretary General Ban Ki Moon referred to the issue as "a cancer in our system."

Part of the issue has to do with the way the organization is structured. The high demand for U.N. peacekeepers means that the the organization is constantly scrambling for personnel — so training and oversight take a hit. And if peacekeepers engage in sexual abuse, the U.N. cannot punish them directly. They're under the legal protection of their home countries, explains Sarah Taylor, a women's rights advocate at the nonprofit Human Rights Watch."



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