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| There have been repeated allegations of child sex abuse by international troops in CAR (Image credits: Reuters) |
The United Nations has
acknowledged that its peacekeeping mission in the Central African
Republic needs to improve, after an Amnesty International report
said the troops were not up to the job.
BBC
Africa Live report continues:
The
rights group says weaknesses in personnel and equipment are putting civilians
at risk of further deadly violence.
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Onanga-Anyanga, the head of the UN mission, said it had been taken by
surprise by an outbreak of violence in the capital, Bangui, last September,
which left more than 75 people dead.
But
he said the mission had responded quickly, putting a new protection strategy in
place. He said he was confident the mission would now be able to put down any
future violence.
Mr Onanga-Anyanga pointed
out that the mission had successfully supervised both the Pope's visit to the
CAR in November and the first round of elections in December.
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