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February 28, 2018

U.N. Report Warns of Sexual Exploitation by Aid Workers in Syria
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In more news from Syria, a recent report by the United Nations
Population Fund warns of widespread reports of sexual exploitation by
aid workers in Syria, including meals being traded in exchange for sex.
And an unreleased United Nations report is claiming that North Korea
shipped materials to the Syrian government in recent years, which could
have been used to produce chemical weapons. The report, which was viewed
by The New York Times, does not claim North Korea is currently providing
supplies to the Syrian government. The United Nations and human rights
groups have repeatedly accused the Syrian government of carrying out
chemical weapons attacks against civilians, a claim which the Syrian
government denies.


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