The online survey, carried out by Deloitte in November, was completed by 30,364 people from the United Nations and its agencies - just 17% of those eligible. The survey comes amid the wider “Me Too” movement around the world against sexual harassment and assault. More than half of those experienced sexual harassment said it happened in an office environment, while 17.1% said it happened at a work-related social event. Only one in three people said they took action after experiencing sexual harassment. The United Nations has tried to increase transparency and strengthen how it deals with such accusations over the past few years after a string of sexual exploitation and abuse accusations against UN peacekeepers in Africa.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 16, 2019 05:15 UTC