UN Whistleblower: Workers Forcing Kids Into Sex Work For Food

Former UN official and whistleblower, Professor Andrew MacLeod, exposes one of the most disturbing scandals ever in international aid. MacLeod reveals how United Nations peacekeepers and aid workers exploited vulnerable children, forcing them into sex work in exchange for food and supplies.

We discuss how these crimes were covered up, why the culture of impunity persists inside global institutions, and what must be done to hold the world’s most powerful organizations accountable.

This conversation is not for the faint of heart, but it is one that must be heard. Viewer discretion is advised.

Find Professor MacLeod on X here: https://x.com/andrewmmacleod?lang=en

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Kings College London: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/andrew-macleod

Chapters:

00:00 Introductions

02:25 Backgrounds and Shared Experiences

04:22 The Dark Side of Humanitarian Aid

09:47 Understanding Pedophilia in Context

16:09 The Scale of the Problem

22:25 Whistleblowing and Institutional Failures

28:31 Legal Implications and Solutions

29:46 The Conflict of Rights: Privacy vs. Child Protection

31:09 DNA Technology and Its Application in Child Welfare

33:42 Challenges from Feminist Perspectives in Child Advocacy

35:30 Success Stories: Finding Fathers and Changing Lives

37:22 Military Responsibility and the Impact of Power Imbalance

39:33 Cultural Contexts and Generational Trauma

40:24 Violence by Men: A Masculine Discussion

44:56 The Cycle of Abuse: Power Dynamics in Prostitution

49:49 Social Media as a Vector for Child Exploitation

57:13 Accountability of Social Media Companies in Child Abuse

59:09 The Power Dynamics in the Aid Industry

01:01:49 The Challenge of Acknowledging Wrongdoing

01:03:52 False Accusations and Their Consequences

01:06:42 The Impact of the Me Too Movement

01:11:01 Cultural Perspectives on Exploitation

01:14:54 The Belt and Road Initiative: A New Era

01:18:49 Shifting Global Power Dynamics

01:24:13 Patterns of Abuse in Humanitarian Work

01:25:16 The Dark Side of NGOs

01:30:07 The Dysfunction of the UN

01:34:48 Understanding and Preventing Abuse

01:40:15 The Impact of Social Media on Society

01:45:52 The Role of Technology in Modern Issues

01:52:33 Accountability and the Nature of Evil

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