The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended some of its peacekeepers in response to reports of serious misconduct, it said in a statement, adding that it had zero tolerance for 'sexual exploitation and abuse'.
A Congolese police officer stands guard near internally displaced people gathered during the visit of a delegation of the U.N. Security Council at the Bushagara site near Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File PhotoKINSHASA, Oct 12 - The U.N.
"Precautionary measures have already been initiated in line with the Secretary-General's zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse and other forms of misconduct," said the statement released late on Wednesday. The measures include suspension from duty and confinement to quarters pending an investigation, it said.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, which was initially established during a civil war that lasted from 1998-2003, has some 17,000 personnel deployed in the east of the country where various militias and rebel groups continue to fight.High levels of inflation and increased costs of living are contributing to worldwide hunger, according to a survey of 16 countries commissioned by the humanitarian group World Vision International.
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