The UN has a problem: it’s not just gender violence, it’s child rape

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?