un peacekeepers are easily recognized by the yellow piece of clothing.
un peacekeepers are easily recognized by what piece of clothing?
yellow
within the united nations (un) group of nation-state governments and organisations, there is a general understanding that at the international level, peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes in post-conflict areas, and may assist ex-combatants in implementing peace agreement commitments that they have undertaken. such assistance may come in many forms, including confidence-building measures, power-sharing arrangements, electoral support, strengthening the rule of law, and economic and social development. accordingly, the un peacekeepers (often referred to as blue berets or blue helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets) can include soldiers, police officers, and civilian personnel.
peacekeeping
un peacekeepers’ involvement in rape was found as early as 1993 during the bosnian genocide, where peacekeepers were found to regularly visit a serb-run brothel in sarajevo that housed bosniak and croat women who were forced to become prostitutes. according to the outlook, sexual misconduct by indian soldiers and officers on un duty in congo raised disturbing questions. in recent years, several un soldiers in haiti have been accused and convicted of raping boys as young as 14 years. in one instance, bbc news reports that uruguayan soldiers raped a young man. in another instance, uruguayan un soldiers were recently convicted of raping a haitian boy, sparking protests that called for the withdrawal of un peacekeeping forces. in congo in 2004, peacekeepers from uruguay, morocco, tunisia, south africa and nepal have faced 68 cases of rape, prostitution and pedophilia. the investigation resulted in the jailing of six nepalese troops. in sudan, the egyptian contingent was accused of raping six women when the civilians took shelter at the peacekeepers’ headquarters in order to flee from the fighting. allegations of rape of young women and children have also been launched against un peacekeepers in south sudan. in mali, four un peacekeepers from chad were involved in the rape of a woman. members of the moroccan contingent faced rape charges during the course of their duties at the un mission in ivory coast.
wartime sexual violence