EXCLUSIVE: Alleged sex abuse by aid workers unchecked for years in UN-run South Sudan camp

Accounts of sexual abuse by aid workers at a UN-run camp in South Sudan first surfaced in 2015, two years after the civil war erupted. Seven years on, such reports not only continue but have recently increased, an investigation by The New Humanitarian and Al Jazeera found.

To solve a problem, you have to see it first. But what happens when everyone sees it, and the problem festers? This investigation is based on nearly a year of in-depth reporting, including interviews with local and international aid workers, camp residents, and aid organisations. Drawing heavily on documents that have not been made public, it is the latest from The New Humanitarian’s ongoing coverage of aid sector accountability around sexual abuse.