A United Nations whistleblower who was suspended for exposing the sexual abuse of children by peacekeepers has resigned over the organisation’s failure to hold senior officials to account. Anders Kompass, director of field operations at the UN human rights office in Geneva, announced his resignation on Tuesday. He passed a report on the abuse of children in CAR, mostly by French peacekeepers, to the French prosecutors, who then began an investigation. Kompass passed the information to French prosecutors after becoming frustrated that nothing was being done by the UN to stop the abuse. Kompass – whose suspension last year for exposing the sexual abuse of children in Central African Republic was revealed by the Guardian – said he could no longer work for an organisation with no accountability.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2016 19:18 UTC