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Fresh sex claims hit United Nations Central Africa army

Rwandan police officers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (Minusca) patrol a market in Bangui on September 14, 2015. The UN mission in the Central African Republic has been hit with new claims that its peacekeepers sexually abused women and girls, some of whom are pregnant. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The 12,000-strong Minusca force has faced a string of allegations of misconduct and sexual abuse with victims as young as 11.

UNITED NATIONS

The UN mission in the Central African Republic has been hit with new claims that its peacekeepers sexually abused women and girls, some of whom are pregnant.