The World Health Organization (WHO) is implicated in cases of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recognizing mistakes, the head of the WHO has promised sanctions.
« A dark day for the WHO “This is how the boss of the World Health Organization reacted to the publication on Tuesday of a damning investigation report for the UN organization. This document highlights cases of sexual violence committed by WHO members employed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
For almost a year, an independent commission investigated allegations of sexual abuse.
And the conclusions are final, denouncing “structural failures“and”individual negligence“.
The facts happened between 2018 and 2020, during WHO missions during the Ebola epidemic in the DRC.
Dozens of women have been offered work in exchange for sex. Some were also victims of rape.
The alleged perpetrators of this sexual violence have been dismissed from their posts.
The WHO boss promised “severe penalties“against the culprits.
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