NewsAn Associated Press investigation into a child sex ring in Haiti involving Sri Lankan peacekeepers has prompted an appeal by U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday urging all countries that provide troops for U.N. peacekeeping missions to hold soldiers accountable for sexual abuse and exploitation, TIME reported. Nine children in the Haiti sex ring — some as young as 12 — allegedly told U.N. investigators how Sri Lankan peacekeepers offered them snacks or money for sex. One boy alleged he slept with as many as 100 soldiers, averaging about four per day. The details of the sex ring were part of a larger AP investigation of U.N. missions during the past 12 years that found an estimated 2,000 allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers and U.N. personnel around the world.

Source: Sunday Times April 14, 2017 05:37 UTC