Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers

During the last decade reports of international personnel perpetrating acts of sexual exploitation and abuse against the very population in which they are mandated to protect are a disturbing outcome of some peace operations provided by the United Nations. Sexual exploitation and abuse have been a p...

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Main Author: Shirin, Bakhti
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS) 2019
Subjects:
sexual exploitation and abuse
militarized masculinity
Democratic Republic of Congo
peacekeepers
impunity
United Nations
Social Sciences
Samhällsvetenskap
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22622
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-mau-226222020-10-28T05:37:12ZSexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN PeacekeepersengShirin, BakhtiMalmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle2019sexual exploitation and abusemilitarized masculinityDemocratic Republic of CongopeacekeepersimpunityUnited NationsSocial SciencesSamhällsvetenskapDuring the last decade reports of international personnel perpetrating acts of sexual exploitation and abuse against the very population in which they are mandated to protect are a disturbing outcome of some peace operations provided by the United Nations. Sexual exploitation and abuse have been a problem since the first peacekeeping operations in the beginning of 1990’s, however it was not until 2004 when the media reported disturbing acts of sexual abuse of children by French peacekeepers that the whole worlds eyes turned to these claims. This thesis will deal with a sensitive and relevant topic, sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers. The purpose of this research is to understand and explain why United Nations peacekeepers are involved in the horrors which they seek to address. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22622Local 30402application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic sexual exploitation and abuse
militarized masculinity
Democratic Republic of Congo
peacekeepers
impunity
United Nations
Social Sciences
Samhällsvetenskap
spellingShingle sexual exploitation and abuse
militarized masculinity
Democratic Republic of Congo
peacekeepers
impunity
United Nations
Social Sciences
Samhällsvetenskap
Shirin, Bakhti
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers
description During the last decade reports of international personnel perpetrating acts of sexual exploitation and abuse against the very population in which they are mandated to protect are a disturbing outcome of some peace operations provided by the United Nations. Sexual exploitation and abuse have been a problem since the first peacekeeping operations in the beginning of 1990’s, however it was not until 2004 when the media reported disturbing acts of sexual abuse of children by French peacekeepers that the whole worlds eyes turned to these claims. This thesis will deal with a sensitive and relevant topic, sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers. The purpose of this research is to understand and explain why United Nations peacekeepers are involved in the horrors which they seek to address.
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title_short Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers
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title_fullStr Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers
title_full_unstemmed Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers
title_sort sexual exploitation and abuse by un peacekeepers
publisher Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)
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