{"id":5339,"date":"2008-05-28T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T10:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/un-doing-nothing-about-child-a.html"},"modified":"2008-05-28T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2008-05-28T10:26:24","slug":"un-doing-nothing-about-child-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/un-doing-nothing-about-child-a.html","title":{"rendered":"UN doing nothing about child abuse committed by their &#8220;peacekeepers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/in_depth\/7420798.stm\">This<\/a> has been going on for awhile, why don&#8217;t we do what Helms did and withhold our finical support until the UN takes care of this problem?  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Children as young as six are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers, says a leading UK charity.<br \/>\nChildren in post-conflict areas are being abused by the very people drafted into such zones to help look after them, says Save the Children.<br \/>\nAfter research in Ivory Coast, southern Sudan and Haiti, the charity said an international watchdog should be created to deal with the issue.<br \/>\nThe UN has said it welcomes the report, which it will study closely.<br \/>\nSave the Children said the most shocking aspect of child sex abuse is that most of it goes unreported and unpunished, with children too scared to speak out.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has been going on for awhile, why don&#8217;t we do what Helms did and withhold our finical support until the UN takes care of this problem? 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