Date: October 2011
Venue: Economic and Social Council Chamber
Speakers:
Larysa Kondracki, Writer and Director
Susana Malcorra, UN Under-Secretary-General for Field Services
Ban Ki-Moon, former UN Secretary General
Anne-Marie Orler, Police Adviser, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Madeleine Reese, UN human rights officer
Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the UN
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 UN 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 UN Issues:
Human rights
News Coverage:
[Deadline] UN Screening Bosnian Sex Trafficking Drama ‘The Whistleblower’