Date: October 2011
Venue: Economic and Social Council Chamber
Speakers:
Larysa Kondracki, Writer and Director
Susana Malcorra, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Under-Secretary-General for Field Services
Ban Ki-Moon, former Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary General
Anne-Marie Orler, Police Adviser, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Madeleine Reese, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ human rights officer
Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ
Event Summary:
In October 2011, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a panel discussion on sexual exploitation and abuse in conflict and post-conflict situations following a screening of The Whistleblower, which implicated Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ staff and others in human trafficking and forced prostitution in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s. The audience included high-level officials and representatives of Member States who welcomed the timely discussion.
CCOI¡¯s Role:
CCOI participated in the logistical planning of the event.
Related Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Issues:
Human rights
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