Posts tagged impunity
A Fresh Start to Ending UN Sex Abuse?
A Fresh Start to Ending UN Sex Abuse?

April 1, 2022: As Secretary-General António Guterres prepares to replace Jane Holl Lute, AIDS-Free World’s Code Blue Campaign calls for the next Special Coordinator on improving the UN response to sexual exploitation and abuse to scrutinize the Organization’s current response and seek out new perspectives before calling for necessary reform.

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StatementAFW CommsAntónio Guterres, Jane Holl Lute, special coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse, United Nations, impunity, New Approach
WHO’s Year-Long Probe of Its Own Sex Scandal Thwarts Bona Fide Criminal Investigations
WHO’s Year-Long Probe of Its Own Sex Scandal Thwarts Bona Fide Criminal Investigations

September 28, 2021: The World Health Organization's "Independent" Commission on sexual abuse allegations in DRC released its report today. Paula Donovan, Co-Director of AIDS-Free World and its Code Blue Campaign, says there is nothing independent about the way WHO handled the allegations lodged against its personnel.

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StatementAFW CommsTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO, World Health Organization, sexual exploitation and abuse, DRC, Independent Commission, United Nations, impunity
No Second Term for Guterres: It’s Time for a Woman Secretary-General
No Second Term for Guterres: It’s Time for a Woman Secretary-General

February 1, 2021: António Guterres has announced his availability for a second term as UN Secretary-General. In a new statement, AIDS-Free World’s Code Blue Campaign call upon him to step aside and ask Member States to appoint a woman in his place. (UN Photo / Manuel Elías)

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StatementAFW CommsUnited Nations, Antonio Guterres, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual offense, zero tolerance, impunity, gender parity, new approach, special coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse, Victims’ Rights Advocate, victims rights, gender equality, SG 2022
Burundi’s President Must Investigate Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse
Burundi’s President Must Investigate Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse

September 17, 2020: The UN inquiry on Burundi must not end until President Ndayishimiye orders the investigation and prosecution, if necessary, of Burundian soldiers serving in UN Peacekeeping who have been accused of sexual crimes.

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StatementAFW CommsDoudou Diène, United Nations, Burundi, UN Commission of Inquiry, Pierre Nkurunziza, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Human Rights Council, UN Peacekeeping, Central African Republic, National Investigation Officers, International Criminal Court, sexual exploitation and abuse, impunity, Code Blue Campaign, António Guterres, Secretary-General, Conduct in UN Field Missions, Sexual abuse allegations, Burundian NIOs, troop-contributing country
Asking Again: Where Is Jane Holl Lute, the Under-Secretary-General on UN Sex Abuse?
Asking Again: Where Is Jane Holl Lute, the Under-Secretary-General on UN Sex Abuse?

July 20, 2020: In our second Open Letter to the Secretary-General, we redouble our effort to determine the work status of Ms. Lute, the senior UN official charged with overseeing the effort to end sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel. (UN Photo / Mark Garten)

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StatementAFW CommsJane Holl Lute, United Nations, sexual exploitation and abuse, Antonio Guterres, Code Blue, Code Blue Campaign, Special Coordinator, Cyprus, ACABQ, when actually employed, WAE, impunity, open letter
Will THIS start a #MeTooUN movement?
Will THIS start a #MeTooUN movement?

February 23, 2018: The Code Blue Campaign reacts to the news of Luiz Loures, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director at UNAIDS' impending departure from UNAIDS. Code Blue asks: 'Will this start the #MeTooUN movement?'.  (Photo: Shutterstock.com)

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StatementGuest UserUnited Nations, UN, UNICEF, UNAIDS, Luiz Loures, Michel Sidibé, Code Blue Campaign, Code Blue, Paula Donovan, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, special court mechanism, impunity, #MeToo, #MeTooUN
Haitian Times: Haiti UN Mission Leaving Under Cloud Of Scandal
Haitian Times: Haiti UN Mission Leaving Under Cloud Of Scandal

June 2, 2017: As Haiti's UN mission winds down, Code Blue's Paula Donovan highlights ongoing impunity for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeeping personnel. (UN Photo / Logan Abassi)

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Op-edAFW CommsPaula Donovan, Code Blue, Code Blue Campaign, sexual exploitation and abuse, MINUSTAH, Haiti, conduct and discipline, cholera, military, non-military personnel, justice, impunity, special court, special court mechanism, UN, United Nations, UN peacekeeping, peacekeepers, peacekeeper sexual abuse, peacekeeping, U.N.