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39 Cornell Int'l L.J. 97 (2006)
A Strategy to Address Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by United Nations Peacekeeping Personnel

handle is hein.journals/cintl39 and id is 105 raw text is: A Strategy to Address Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by United Nations Peacekeeping Personnel Anna Shottont Introduction ..................................................... 97 I. DPKO's Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Prior to 20 04 .................................................. 9 8 II. DPKO's Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse After 20 04 ..................................................... 100 III. Developing Joint Solutions with the Member States ....... 105 C onclusion ...................................................... 107 Introduction In early 2004, The Independent, a British newspaper, sent journalist Kate Holt to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the United Nations has one of its largest peacekeeping operations (MONUC1) with over 16,000 troops. During her interviews with the local population, Ms. Holt was told that U.N. peacekeeping personnel had sexually exploited and abused local women and girls.2 Shortly after receiving these reports, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in charge of MONUC dispatched his officer in charge of conduct issues to Bunia to perform a fact-checking exercise into the allegations. She uncovered evidence that pointed to a widespread occurrence of sexual exploitation and abuse by U.N. peacekeeping personnel.3 These allegations marked a turning point in the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations' (DPKO) response to allegations of sexual misconduct involving its personnel. According to the U.N., prohibited behavior that falls under the defini- t Anna Shotton is the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Focal Point on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and a Policy Officer in the newly-established DPKO Conduct and Discipline Unit. From 2003-04, she was DPKO's Acting Gender Advisor and prior to this she worked for the United Nations' World Food Programme in Kenya, Sudan and Somalia in humanitarian assistance. 1. United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. See United Nations, United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/monuc/ (last visited Dec. 29, 2005). 2. See Kate Holt & Sarah Hughes, Sex and Death in the Heart of Africa, INDEPEN- DENT, May 25, 2004, available at http://refintl.org/content/article/detail/1093/?PHP- SESSID=94a325c7959557583ea8e779049944ee (last visited Dec. 29, 2005). 3. The term U.N. peacekeeping personnel, as used in this article, refers to all civilians (such as U.N. staff and U.N. volunteers), civilian police, and military personnel serving in U.N. peacekeeping operations. 39 CORNELL INT'L L.J. 97 (2006)

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