Over 300 people reported being sexually abused by UN peacekeepers in 2017.
You have to wonder at how much good the United Nations actually does.
The UN has a problem: it’s not just gender violence, it’s child rape
If a United Nations official in New York raped an American child, there would be hell to pay. Similarly, if a UN official in Geneva raped a Swiss child, there would be an outcry. So why is it that when a United Nations official or peacekeeper rapes an African child, the organisation fails to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted?