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UN: Summary of report into sexual abuse by peacekeepers
18 Dec 2015
The long-awaited report on the response of the United Nations' handling of sexual abuse of children by peacekeepers was published yesterday.  
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TRANSPARENCY: UN paid millions to Russian aviation firm since learning of sex attack on girl
3 Aug 2015
Documents reveal United Nations unit uncovered possible ‘culture of sexual exploitation and abuse’ after 2010 but permitted a Russian aviation company to continue receiving contracts worth millions.
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UN: Senior UN rights official resigns over Central African Republic sexual abuse
23 Jul 2015
The senior UN human rights official who admitted not following up for months on allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic has resigned. The UN confirmed on Wednesday that Flavia Pansieri has left the post of deputy high commissioner for human rights “for health reasons”.
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CHILD ABUSE: French troops suspended over Burkina Faso abuse allegations
2 Jul 2015
Allegations include abuse of five-year-old girl, police say, and follow alleged sex abuse scandal involving French troops in Central African Republic
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UNITED NATIONS: Peacekeepers accused of new child sex abuse claims
26 Jun 2015
This is the third case of alleged child sexual abuse involving foreign troops in Central African Republic to have surfaced in recent months.
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TRANSPARENCY: Ban appoints panel to investigate UN response to sexual abuse allegations
23 Jun 2015
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a panel to investigate the response of the United Nations to allegations of sexual abuse surrounding a deployment of foreign military forces in the Central African Republic.
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TRANSPARENCY: Independent panel urges changes in using UN soldiers
18 Jun 2015
An independent panel reviewing UN peacekeeping operations recommended sweeping changes on Tuesday to make the soldiers more accountable for sexual abuse and other crimes.
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TRANSPARENCY: UN chief orders review of handling of claims of child abuse by French soldiers
3 Jun 2015
Ban Ki-moon announced the establishment of an external independent review to examine the UN's handling of allegations of child sexual abuse in the Central African Republic by French peace-keepers. 
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UN TRANSPARENCY: The whole story behind the peacekeeper sex abuse in the Central African Republic
29 May 2015
Read an account of leaked incriminating internal UN documents, memos and email correspondence that expose how the UN remained inactive despite clear evidence of child abuse. 
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SEXUAL ABUSE: NGO call for UN transparency over child sexual abuse by peacekeepers
6 May 2015
Statement by civil society organisations calling on the UN Secretary-General to clarify measures taken in response to reports of sexual abuse of children by foreign troops in the Central African Republic.   
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TRANSPARENCY: A practical guide to the UN Committee on NGOs
6 May 2015
The International Service for Human Rights published a handbook to help NGOs with their application for UN accreditation at one of the least transparent and accountable bodies at the UN, the Committee on NGOs.
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TRANSPARENCY: UN Committee on NGOs will not reduce transparency and accountability any further
9 Feb 2015
China announced that it would withdraw its proposal to withhold the names of countries that stall the application process of NGOs apply for ECOSOC status.
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HEALTH: New Special Rapporteur on right to health is former CRC member
30 Jun 2014
The new rapporteur, Mr Dainius Puras from Lithuania, was a member of the UN Committee on Child Rights from 2007 to 2011. 
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UN: Jordan's UN envoy proposed as new UN human rights chief
12 Jun 2014
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed that Jordan's UN ambassador, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, replace Navi Pillay as the United Nations' human rights chief.
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CRC Elections: Gehad Madi (Egypt)
15 May 2014
Gehad Madi, 62, from Egypt, is a current Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and Egypt's former Assistant...
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CRC Elections: Gehad Madi (Egypt)
15 May 2014
Gehad Madi, 62, from Egypt, is a current Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and Egypt's former Assistant...
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UN: CRIN interview with Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the newly elected UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children
8 May 2014
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, a Dutch jurist and former Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, has been appointed as the next UN special rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. 
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CRC ELECTIONS 2014: Interviews with the candidates
7 May 2014
On 25 June 2014, UN Member States will gather at the UN General Assembly in New York to elect nine people to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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TRANSPARENCY: Civil society loses as repressive States win election to regulate NGO access to UN
30 Apr 2014
Democratic States that value and respect a vibrant civil society should do more to support non-governmental organisations to have their voices heard at the United Nations, the International Service for Human Rights has said.
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UN strengthens key human rights reporting system
24 Apr 2014
The UN General Assembly approves steps to strengthen International Human Rights reporting standards.
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TRANSPARENCY: Preferred list of candidates for UN experts made public
14 Feb 2014
A host of special procedure mandate holders will be appointed before the end of the 19th session of the Universal Periodic Review. Find out who has made the top of the list.
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: Special Procedure appointments in 2014
13 Nov 2013
The UN Human Rights Council will appoint a host of human rights experts in 2014.
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