Liberia sex-for-aid ‘widespread’
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Young Girls as young as eight are being forced to have sex in exchange for The agency says such abuse is continuing as people displaced by the The UN in Liberia said it would investigate specific allegations. The United Nations promised to put safeguards in place after sexual
But a study by Save the Children, which involved speaking to more than The report said that all of the respondents clearly stated that more Girls from the age of eight to 18 years were being sold for sex, ‘Clear priority’ One 20-year-old woman told the BBC that she had been forced to have sex “This young man had been doing it to most of my friends. And the
. Teachers have demanded sex in lieu of school fees, or even just to “This cannot continue. It must be tackled,” said Jasmine Whitbread, “Men who use positions of power to take advantage of vulnerable “More must be done to support children and their families to make a The WFP’s Greg Barrow said the organisation would be taking the latest “The key here is to find what link in this chain of delivering food, The UN’s Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Liberia, Jordan Ryan, also said “Unfortunately not all international NGOs have taken it seriously. But “We have never done enough until there’s a zero case load. Has enough _____________________________________________________________________________ |
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