Aid Workers, Soldiers Sexually Exploiting Women & Girls In Cyclone Idai Areas - Report

The United Nations Office for Coordination and Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released a report which reveals complaints raised by villagers over the continued presence of soldiers in Cyclone Idai-affected districts.

According to the report, there are increased cases of sexual violence against girls and women by soldiers and aid workers. Part of the report reads:

High-level interventions are needed as to the continued presence of the armed forces (ZDF). Though reduced, at school facilities in Chimanimani there are reports of involvement in humanitarian response.

A total of 70 complaints – 32 female and 17 male in Chimanimani and 13 male and 8 female in Chipinge– on GBV (Gender-Based Violence) and sexual exploitation and abuse were received through the safe spaces – bringing the total of received complaints since the beginning of a response to 131.

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