Peacekeeping troops guarding refugee camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo sexually abused girls as young as 13, giving out scraps of food or money in return for favours, the United Nations admitted yesterday. A bar of chocolate or two eggs was the accepted payment for sex with young girls.
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Soldiers continued abusing children even after the onset of an internal UN inquiry.
So who will protect the children of the Congo from UN Peacekeepers? Kofi Annan?
(tipped off by Neale News)
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To be fair, it's not entirely a symptom of the UN. Unit order and discipline begin at home, and if the contributing nations (and their combatant force COs and NCOs) haven't instilled a healthy respect for the civil population, the troops are not likely to develop it all on their own.
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