US-drafted resolution endorses modern policy of sending entire units back home whether soldiers face sexual assault allegations amid scandal in Central African RepublicThe UN security council has adopted a resolution that calls for the repatriation of peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations of sexual abuse.
The US-drafted resolution – the first by the security council to confront the rise in sex abuse claims against peacekeepers – was adopted by a vote of 14 in favour, with Egypt abstaining.
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Source: theguardian.com