Assisting children born of sexual exploitation and abuse

Abstract

The UN Secretary-General has issued a strategy tosupport victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UNstaff. It includes a controversial proposal to introduceDNA sampling for all UN staff. Unless this suggestionis adopted, an important opportunity to implementa truly survivor-centred approach may be lost.

Keywords

• forced migration
• refugee
• asylum
• displacement
• sexual violence
• children
• UN
• abuse