Posted AT 6:32 PM EDT on 30/11/06
Peacekeepers disciplined for sexual abuses
UNITED NATIONS — Nearly 180 soldiers, civilians and police in UN peacekeeping missions have been targeted for disciplinary action since the beginning of 2004 for sexual abuse and exploitation and the problem persists, a UN spokesman said Thursday.
Despite the UN's “zero tolerance,” Stephane Dujarric said, “acts of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel continue to occur.
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