The United Nations is working to restore trust in its peacekeeping operations following recent cases of sexual abuse and use of excessive force by its troops. In August, the head of UN peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) resigned after Amnesty International revealed that peacekeepers raped a 12-year-old girl during a house search and indiscriminately killed a 16-year-old boy and his father during what witnesses describe as unprovoked firing in the streets of the capital, Bangui.
As a result, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has released recommendations to prevent further incidents, including forming rapid-response teams, mechanisms for local people to complain, and in-country trials.
