DRC (2009) UN finds 217 sex abuse claims against blue helmetsWikiLeaks made available a United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (UN OIOS) 30 Jan

2007 report titled "Allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Ituri region, Bunia [ID Case No.

0618-05]" relating to the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the

Congo.

The document collected 217 allegations of abuse of girls and women by peacekeepers in eastern

Congo, from sex with teenagers in the back room of a liquor store to threats of "hacking" victims for

cooperating with investigators. The 2006 investigation found many allegations credible and said

evidence suggests "frequent and ongoing" sexual exploitation in the region.