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October 1, 2020

U.N. in Crisis as UNICEF Joins W.H.O. to Face Endemic Sex Abuse Claims

"UNICEF on Wednesday became the third U.N. agency in less than 48-hours to begin an internal inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as claims of rape by U.N. workers threaten to engulf the globalist organization.

The children's fund said it was 'appalled that people who identify as UNICEF workers have reportedly committed abuse against vulnerable women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.' It added that once the internal inquiry is complete, 'There will be serious consequences for any staff who have been found to have sexually abused people.'

Earlier Wednesday the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it too was investigating allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by one of its staff during the DRC's Ebola crisis, while the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) made a similar announcement Tuesday.

As Breitbart News reported, W.H.O. has been accused by at least 50 women of a series of sexual attacks in a joint investigation by two news agencies.

Local women were allegedly plied with drinks, 'ambushed' in hospitals, forced to have group sex with aid workers, and two became pregnant. Jobs in return for repeated sexual favors has also been alleged against both men and women.

The allegations cover the period between 2018 and March this year..."
Date
October 1, 2020
Title
U.N. in Crisis as UNICEF Joins W.H.O. to Face Endemic Sex Abuse Claims, Breitbart News
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Simon Kent
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/01/u-n-in-crisis-as-unicef-joins-w-h-o-to-face-endemic-sex-abuse-claims/
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