Latest action is a response to a new report detailing the 69 allegations in 2015 and for the first time naming the countries of alleged perpetratorsThe United States is urgent the UN security council for the first time to confront the escalating problem of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers,which has undermined the credibility of the United Nations.The United States is the biggest financial contributor to the UN’s far-flung peacekeeping operations, and US officials said Friday the Obama administration wants the council to send a strong sign that it will not tolerate sexual crimes by troops and police sent to protect vulnerable civilians, or especially children.
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Source: theguardian.com