TY - JOUR
T1 - Child safeguarding in a peacekeeping context: lessons from Liberia
AU - Blakemore, Sarah
AU - Freedman, Rose
AU - Lemay-Hebert, Nicolas
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This article reviews how peacekeeping officials safeguard children from sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in Liberia, more than 15 years after the landmark reports published on this issue. Based on original fieldwork conducted in Liberia and in New York, the article introduces an innovative framework to assess whether or not organisations effectively safeguard children from SEA. It reviews three interrelated issues: reinforcing the institutional environment in the country, strengthening prevention of and accountability for child SEA by UN actors. The article concludes with specific policy recommendations for actors involved in peacekeeping activities.
AB - This article reviews how peacekeeping officials safeguard children from sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in Liberia, more than 15 years after the landmark reports published on this issue. Based on original fieldwork conducted in Liberia and in New York, the article introduces an innovative framework to assess whether or not organisations effectively safeguard children from SEA. It reviews three interrelated issues: reinforcing the institutional environment in the country, strengthening prevention of and accountability for child SEA by UN actors. The article concludes with specific policy recommendations for actors involved in peacekeeping activities.
U2 - 10.1080/09614524.2019.1614148
DO - 10.1080/09614524.2019.1614148
M3 - Article
SN - 0961-4524
VL - 29
SP - 735
EP - 747
JO - Development in Practice
JF - Development in Practice
IS - 6
ER -