A draft United Nations report says UN peacekeepers deployed in Haiti engaged in transactional sex with over 200 women and underage girls.
According to a new UN Office of Internal Oversight Services report, a third of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse involved children.
The conclusions were revealed after investigators interviewed 231 people in Haiti who claimed they were forced to perform sexual acts with UN peacekeepers in exchange for basic necessities such as food and medicine.
The report elaborated that UN peacekeepers routinely trade sex for money, jewellery, cellphones and other items in countries where they are deployed in clear violation of UN rules, according to a draft UN report.
A third of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel involve a minor under 18, according to the report, obtained by AFP on Thursday.
Interviews done with victims in Haiti and Liberia suggest that the United Nations is underreporting cases of sexual abuse and exploitation by its peacekeeping personnel.
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