Eritrea: UN investigates alleged sexual abuse by peacekeepers

The U.N. Mission monitoring the disputed border between Ethiopia and Eritrea disclosed Thursday that it has set up a committee to investigate allegations of sexual abuse which Eritrean women have made against Mission peacekeepers and civilian staff. Gail Sainte, spokesperson for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), said, "UNMEE has established a committee today composed of civilian and military personnel to look into sexual abuse accusations made by Eritrean women, one of which was informally and the other two were formally reported to us.''