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STORY: UN / SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
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SOURCE : UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE : ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE : 05 NOVEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1.Aerial shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
05 NOVEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“Today I have an update for you on the latest quarterly report which covers 1 July to 30 September. Please note that not all allegations have been fully verified, and many are still in the preliminary assessment phase.”
4. Med shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“During this period, the UN received 39 allegations involving UN personnel – 6 for peacekeeping and 33 from agencies, funds and programmes. We also received 25 allegations involving non-UN personnel working as implementing partners. There are no allegations pertaining to non-UN international forces authorized by the Security Council.”
6.Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“Of the 39 allegations related to UN personnel, one was not substantiated, 22 are at various stages of investigation, 16 are under preliminary assessment to determine whether there is sufficient information to investigate. Of the 25 allegations relating to implementing partners, 2 have been substantiated through an investigation and the perpetrators were dismissed by the implementing partner. One allegation was not substantiated, 14 are at various stages of investigation, seven under preliminary assessment and one allegation was closed at the request of the victim.”
8.Wide shot, press briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General:
“The efforts to implement the Secretary-General’s strategy to combat sexual exploitation and abuse continue to be strengthened. You’ll remember that on 27 September 2018, the Secretary-General issued a Collective Statement of the Members of his Circle of Leadership in which they reaffirmed their continued personal commitment as global leaders to support efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse across the UN system.”
10.Wide shot, press briefing room
Updating journalists on cases of sexual exploitation and abuse in the United Nations system, a UN spokesperson said that from 1 July to 30 September 2018 , “the UN received 39 allegations involving UN personnel,” and “25 allegations involving non-UN personnel working as implementing partners,” adding that “not all allegations have been fully verified, and many are in the preliminary assessment phase.”
Speaking today (05 Nov) to reporters in New York, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric noted that “of the 39 allegations related to UN personnel, one was not substantiated, 22 are at various stages of investigation, 16 are under preliminary assessment to determine whether there is sufficient information to investigate.”
He added “of the 25 allegations relating to implementing partners, two has been substantiated through investigation and the perpetrators have been dismissed by the implementing partner. One allegation was not substantiated, 14 are at various stages of investigation, seven under preliminary assessment, and one allegation was closed at the request of the victim.”
According to the UN, the total allegations reported for the period is 64. Thirty incidents allegedly took place in 2018; 7 in 2017; 2 in 2016; 6 in 2015 or before and the date is unknown for 19 of the allegations reported.
From the 64 allegations, there are 77 victims: 42 of whom are women, 24 are girls under the age of 18, two are men and one is a boy under the age of 18. The age of eight of the victims is unknown. The categorization of the allegations against these 77 victims is 16 as sexual abuse, 55 as sexual exploitation, 4 are unknown. Two of them are categorized as ‘others’ as they were unsubstantiated following investigation. The alleged perpetrators are: 66 are men, one is a woman, and there are two individuals whose gender are unknown.
Dujarric reiterated “the efforts to implement the Secretary-General’s strategy to combat sexual exploitation and abuse continue to be strengthened.”
He added “on 27 September 2018, the Secretary-General issued a Collective Statement of the Members of his Circle of Leadership in which they reaffirmed their continued personal commitment as global leaders to support efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse across the UN system.”
According to the UN, as of today, that Statement has been endorsed by 49 Heads of State and Government and 22 Heads of UN entities and 72 global leaders have joined the Circle of Leadership. 100 Members [States] are to this date signatories to the voluntary compact with the UN to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse.
During this quarter, the electronic tool called “Clear Check” used for screening UN staff dismissed as a result of substantiated allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, or who resigned or were separated during an investigation, is on its way to be fully utilized system-wide.
