Panel finds 80 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO’s Congo work

Published September 28, 2021 5:35 AM

By MARIA CHENG and AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO
Associated Press

BENI, Congo (AP) — A panel commissioned by the World Health Organization has identified more than 80 alleged cases of sex abuse implicating at least 21 WHO staffers during its response to an Ebola outbreak in Congo, making it the biggest-ever sex abuse scandal in U.N. history. The panel released its findings on Tuesday, months after an Associated Press investigation found senior WHO management was informed of multiple abuse claims in 2019 but failed to stop the harassment and promoted one of the managers involved. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the report “harrowing” and apologized to victims, but declined to say if he would consider resigning.

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