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UN chief sacks mission head in Central African Republic
http://www.dw.com/en/un-chief-sacks-mission-head-in-central-african-republic/a-18646393The string of allegations against UN peacekeepers in the country has included rape, assault and murder. UN Secretary General Ban K-moon declares "enough is enough" and says he is angered and ashamed by reports.
UN chief sacks mission head in Central African Republic
12.08.2015
The head of a controversial UN mission in Central African Republic was fired from his post, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said late Wednesday.
The UN chief told reporters he asked Babacar Gaye to leave his post after multiple allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers.
The move follows an Amnesty International report released Tuesday alleging that peacekeepers had killed a 16-year-old boy and his father without provocation and had forcibly raped a 12-year-old girl in separate incidents last week in the capital Bangui.
"I cannot put into words how anguished and angered and ashamed I am by recurrent reports over the years of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN forces," Ban told journalists in New York.
