American, British and European diplomats and donors have expressed their dissatisfaction about how the World Health Organization (WHO) handled alleged sex abuse allegations involving its own staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Associated Press reported this week that during the Ebola in DR Congo, some WHO staff engaged in sex for jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Associated Press alleged that WHO senior managers in DRC demanded sex from their junior subordinates for promotions and job security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Associated Press report stated another incident is a contract signed between a senior manager and a young woman he allegedly impregnated in Congo to cover her pregnancy costs and buy her a plot of land. The agreement was made \u201cto protect the integrity and reputation of the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report contains multiple sex allegations involving at least two of WHO\u2019s medical doctors during the Ebola epidemic in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A notarized contract believed to have been obtained by the AP showed that two WHO staffers signed off on an agreement between WHO\u2019s Dr. Jean-Paul Ngandu and a young woman he allegedly impregnated in Congo. In it, Ngandu promised to pay the young woman money, cover her pregnancy costs and buy her a plot of land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Simon Manley, the UK\u2019s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, has condemned the acts, saying: \u201cThe UK has a zero tolerance approach when it comes to sexual exploitation and harassment \u2014 and that extends to all international organizations that we fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are speaking with WHO and other major donors as a matter of urgency to establish the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n