UN Peacekeepers Having 'Transactional Sex' With Locals Is 'Quite Common'
LatestWomen in Haiti and Liberia are selling sex to United Nations peacekeepers in exchange for aid and lifestyle improvements like cell phones and church shoes.
According to the BBC, a new UN report says that women in the aforementioned countries, motivated by “hunger, poverty and lifestyle improvement,” are pushed to have “transactional sex” with peacekeepers. Between 2008 and 2013, 480 sexual exploitation and abuse claims have been filed, and one-third of those include individuals under 18. The UN report notes that this situation is “quite common but underreported” and investigation of the claims take over a year.