Episode
Frontline: UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Overview
An investigation into sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world’s conflict zones. Award-winning correspondent Ramita Navai (Iraq Uncovered) traces allegations from Congo to the Central African Republic, with firsthand accounts from survivors, witnesses and officials.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 36
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2018-07-24
Episode context
UN Sex Abuse Scandal is Episode 15 in Season 36 of Frontline. It aired on 2018-07-24.
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