AIDS-Free World

Int'l advocacy org tackling inequalities that allow #HIV to flourish. #CodeBlue Campaign: Co-directors: #PaulaDonovan & #StephenLewis.

[Sarah Champion @SarahChampionMP]

UN rapporteurs say @WHO failed DRC sexual abuse victims @CommonsIDC https://t.co/lllA2Y8Pdv

[Sara Jerving @sarajerving]

The World Health Organization's "inadequate response" to sexual abuse and exploitation during the DRC Ebola outbreak may have allowed "perpetrators of these crimes to go unpunished," said U.N. rapporteurs @UNSRVAW @drtlaleng @melissaupreti https://t.co/uIGkBYm3NF

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

A report by @UNSRVAW on the @WHO jobs-for-sex scandal highlights ongoing impunity for UN sex criminals. These serious human rights violations may "constitute crimes that fall within the purview of international criminal law,” according to Reem Alsalem: https://t.co/LbntASN0WL

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

AIDS-Free World welcomes the report from @UNSRVAW, @drtlaleng, & @melissaupreti on continued impunity for UN sex abuse. @WHO's response to allegations in #DRC may have blocked "a fair and thorough investigation of possible [sex] crimes," notes Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem.

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

UN expert on violence against #women @UNSRVAW calls on States & the @WHO to step up efforts to prevent sexual exploitation & abuse throughout the UN agency’s operations & activities.

👉https://t.co/CwawNedHPV

#WHA75

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

🧵Read our Code Blue Campaign’s analysis of #OIOS’ scathing critique here: https://t.co/R2rjOEQMns.

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

Criminal accountability for #UN sex crimes “remained largely unachieved" with no success regarding civilian personnel, according to a 2021 #OIOS report. And so far this year, UN data show that a startling 50% of sex abuse allegations in peacekeeping involve civilian perpetrators.

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

🧵Despite this troubling trend, #UN leadership has shown no interest in holding civilian personnel to account. The Organization refers a minuscule percentage of sex crime allegations to national law enforcement, and civilian perpetrators continue to evade criminal punishment.

[Nina J. Lahoud @ninalahoud4paix]

👏#CodeBlueCampaign for yr much-needed call for a rethink of UN's "malfunctioning" SEA system and yr bold recommendations so that this prolonged crisis can end!⚖️Read👇
"A Fresh Start to Ending UN Sex Abuse?": https://t.co/q4bAmSd2XO @ninalahoud4paix @AIDS_Free_World @pass_blue

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

A new leader can succeed where others have failed by taking the time to scrutinize each component of the current United Nations’ response and then call for the reforms necessary to fix a malfunctioning system.

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

A Fresh Start to Ending UN Sex Abuse?

To achieve a different outcome, #UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his next Special Coordinator must look to different, previously ignored analysts and problem-solvers for new perspectives and new ideas.

https://t.co/PFYoB9yCNd

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

In a new report, the #UN Secretary-General declares his intention to improve the UN's response to its sexual abuse crisis by appointing a dedicated, full-time Special Coordinator. The change is overdue. But it isn't enough.

https://t.co/1uJWFpT25o

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

The Secretary-General must reform a system that has victimized thousands over many decades. To succeed, he and his new Special Coordinator will need a *new* New Approach.

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

In a new report, the #UN Secretary-General declares his intention to improve the UN's response to its sexual abuse crisis by appointing a dedicated, full-time Special Coordinator. The change is overdue. But it isn't enough.

https://t.co/1uJWFpT25o

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

The UN received 194 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by its personnel in 2021, a 21 percent increase over the 160 allegations recorded in 2020.

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

@KeshetBachan That can be true. But the UN hasn't made that claim in this year's report as it has made in previous years' reports.

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

@KandehSaramba: "No diplomats were withdrawn from Banjul, nor were any UN resolutions passed. No international sanctions were levied, and Jammeh spoke at the UN General Assembly in 2009, 2013 and 2014. He was treated like just any other head of state."

https://t.co/1gZE5obBsy

[Kaila Mintz 🌈 @kailamintz]

Thanks to @jasminekimw for another wide scope yet nuanced take on the #UN's sexual offenses crisis and the critical structural & gender inequalities at play. Much to ponder. #WomenPeaceSecurity #IWD2022

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

ICYMI 👇

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

A new opinion piece from our @KandehSaramba out today in @africaarguments:

https://t.co/ZmYbF9OZoZ

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

The TRRC found that Jammeh “used his power to force” the first group of victims to enter the programme, but following fabricated claims of success – and in the absence of global condemnation and warnings – many people living with HIV began entering the programme voluntarily.

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

A new opinion piece from our @KandehSaramba out today in @africaarguments:

https://t.co/ZmYbF9OZoZ

[AIDS-Free World @AIDS_Free_World]

A concerted campaign to raise an alarm could have saved lives.