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UN official says member states must acknowledge paternity of children fathered by peacekeepers
Summary
A United Nations representative said member states that provide peacekeepers share responsibility to acknowledge paternity and ensure recognition and support for children left behind, and that the UN is increasing attention on the issue.
A United Nations representative said the organization and member states share responsibility for children fathered by peacekeepers and that some peacekeepers have admitted paternity, allowing processes to begin for recognition and support.
"We have had a few cases where the peacekeepers have admitted the paternity, and so the process can start for recognition of the child and to provide the maintenance and support for that child and to the mother," the…
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