The total of $26,000 that WHO has provided to the victims equals about 1% of the $2 million, WHO-created “survivor assistance fund” for victims of sexual misconduct, primarily in Congo.
“There is nothing we can do to make up for (sexual abuse and exploitation)," Gamhewage told the AP in an interview.
The WHO has also helped defray medical costs for 17 children born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse, she said.
Gamhewage received $231 a day during her three-day trip to the Congolese capital Kinshasa, according to an internal travel claim.
The U.N. health agency continues to struggle with holding perpetrators of sexual abuse and exploitation to account in Congo.
Persons:
Gamhewage, didn't, Paula Donovan, “, ”, Donovan, ” Gamhewage, Alphonsine, ” Alphonsine, Melinda Gates, Denise, Krista Larson, Jamey Keaten
Organizations:
Health, WHO, The Associated Press, AP, Melinda Gates Foundation
Locations:
Congo, Gaya, Congolese, —, Beni, Kinshasa, Dakar, Senegal, Geneva