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STORY: UN / SEA UPDATE
TRT: 0:40
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 MAY 2016
FILE-NEW YORK CITY
1. Aerial shot, UNHQ
17 MAY 2016, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, press room
3. SOUNBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“A number of member states have acted quickly in giving hard jail time to soldiers who have been found guilty. One, South Africa, has also announced that they will be conducting a court martial in situ – in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – and I think that is a hugely important step because that will give the victims and the impacted community access to justice.”
4. Wide shot, press room
The United Nations (UN) announced today (17 MAY) that so far in 2016, 44 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse allegations have been recorded in its peacekeeping and political missions. Speaking to the press in New York, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said 39 of those allegations involved uniformed personnel.
Dujarric said 29 allegations have been reported in the Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and seven in the Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
The spokesperson said progress has been made on key initiatives, including the vetting of all individuals being deployed for any prior misconduct and the establishment of Immediate Response Teams to gather evidence following reports of sexual exploitation and abuse. He said a trust fund had also been set up for victim assistance this past March, and the first pledge to that fund has been made by Norway in the amount of $125,000.
Dujarric said a number of member states have acted quickly in giving hard jail time to soldiers who have been found guilty. He said South Africa “has also announced that they will be conducting a court martial in situ – in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – and I think that is a hugely important step because that will give the victims and the impacted community access to justice.”
