Accordingly the aid workers said the men would trade food and lifts for sexual favors. Meanwhile despite warnings about the abuse three years ago, a new report shows it is continuing in the south of the country. Meanwhile the UN agencies and charities said they had zero tolerance of exploitation and were not aware of any cases of abuse by partner organizations in the region.
Recently the aid workers told that the exploitation is so widespread that some Syrian women are refusing to go to distribution centers because people would assume they had offered their bodies for the aid they brought home. Further one worker claimed that some humanitarian agencies were turning a blind eye to the exploitation because using third parties and local officials was the only way of getting aid into dangerous parts of Syria that international staff could not access.
According to
sources the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) conducted an assessment of
gender based violence in the region last year. Earlier
a spokesman for the UNHCR said had been was aware of the allegations at the
time but there had been insufficient information to identify and take action against
any people or organizations.
