's contention that he was subjected to torture and ill treatment.

E. Protection of children from violence, abuse and exploitation

Focus area 4 Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse

The greatest harm comes from the cumulative burden of multiple risk factors, including neglect, abuse, parental substance abuse or mental illness, and exposure to violence.

Sexual exploitation and abuse are prohibited by the United Nations Staff Rules and Regulations.

High levels of violence, exploitation and abuse were also perpetrated against children in these areas.

It deprives young people of education and employment and often makes them victims of human trafficking, exploitation and abuse.

The basic policy is clear zero tolerance of sexual exploitation and abuse of any kind.

The situation in the prisons was disastrous torture, rape, ill treatment, and hellish living conditions were common.

The numerous allegations of torture and ill treatment by law enforcement personnel, especially at the moment of arrest and during interrogation

In particular, he complains of having been beaten and subjected to ill treatment by prison officials in the various Spanish prisons where he has been incarcerated.

(b) Ensure strict application of the provisions against torture and ill treatment, criminalizing acts of torture and prosecuting and punishing perpetrators in a manner proportionate to the seriousness of the crimes committed

3.1 The author claims that her husband was beaten and ill treated by police officers during interrogations at the police station.

In Georgia, he concluded that torture and ill treatment by law enforcement officials still exists, and that conditions of detention are, in general, poor.

(i) Cases of fraud or presumptive fraud

(f) Report of the Secretary General on progress made by the Intergovernmental Expert Group to Prepare a Study on Fraud, the Criminal Misuse and Falsification of Identity (E CN.15 2005 11).

The Committee notes that the 1997 Law on Torture, the Penal Code and the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA) strongly prohibit torture and ill treatment.

In addition, the Mission has an urgent need for French speaking qualified investigators with special skills in sexual exploitation and abuse cases.

Recognizing also the importance of exploring the link between migration and trafficking in order to further efforts towards protecting women migrant workers from violence, discrimination, exploitation and abuse,

(d) About the difficulties encountered by victims of torture and ill treatment in filing a formal complaint with public authorities, obtaining medical evidence in support of their allegations and presenting that evidence

According to the Special Rapporteur, the terms of reference are fundamental, common sense considerations that are essential to ensure an objective, impartial and independent assessment of torture and ill treatment during country visits.

As to allegations of torture and ill treatment by police and security officials, the delegation had only provided information on legal background.

The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary legislative, administrative and judicial measures to prevent acts of torture and ill treatment in its territory, and in particular that it

The objective of the Organization should read as follows To ensure compliance with regulations and rules of the United Nations and to minimize the occurrence of fraud, violations of regulations and rules of the United Nations, mismanagement, misconduct, waste of resources and abuse of authority.

(g) Take vigorous steps to eliminate impunity for alleged perpetrators of acts of torture and ill treatment, carry out prompt, impartial and exhaustive investigations, try and, where appropriate, convict the perpetrators of torture and ill treatment, impose appropriate sentences on them and properly compensate the victims

As the Council is aware, some contingent members have been credibly identified as committing sexual exploitation and abuse over extended periods and others as condoning a permissive environment for such abuses.

Concerned at the number of illegal adoptions, of children growing up without parents and of child victims of family and social violence, neglect and abuse,

The police reportedly use torture and ill treatment during interrogation of suspects and rape of women detainees in prisons or police custody has been a problem.

UNICEF continues its work to provide access to information about child protection and to establish prevention and protection systems to ensure protection from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation against children.

Calls upon all Governments to incorporate a gender perspective in all policies on international migration, including, inter alia, for the protection of women migrants from violence, discrimination, trafficking, exploitation and abuse

In addition, the Department's efforts are reinforced by a broader initiative under the auspices of the Joint Executive Committee (Peace and Security Humanitarian Affairs) to stamp out sexual exploitation and abuse.

In the opinion of the Special Rapporteur, diplomatic assurances are unreliable and ineffective in the protection against torture and ill treatment, and shall not be resorted to by States.

Consumer fraud

(d) Commercial fraud

(d) Commercial fraud

It is hoped that a better understanding of domestic and transnational trends in fraud and the criminal misuse and falsification of identity may be generated by a study requested by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2004 26 of 21 July 2004.

18. Also calls upon States to take all necessary measures to address the problem of children growing up without parents, in particular orphaned children and children who are victims of family and social violence, neglect and abuse

6. Also calls upon States to take all necessary measures to address the problem of children growing up without parents, in particular orphaned children and children who are victims of family and social violence, neglect and abuse

7. Also calls upon States to take all necessary measures to address the problem of children growing up without parents, in particular orphaned children and children who are victims of family and social violence, neglect and abuse

(a) Undertake studies on domestic violence, ill treatment and abuse (including sexual abuse within the family) in order to adopt effective laws, policies and programmes to combat all forms of abuse

The fact that the medical examination took place several years after the alleged incidents of torture and ill treatment does not, in the present case, allay the importance of this medical report.

(f) The apparent failure to investigate promptly, impartially and fully the numerous allegations of torture and ill treatment and to prosecute alleged offenders, and in particular the pattern of impunity for torture and other ill treatment committed by law enforcement personnel in the past

Fraud, Fools, and Financial Markets

C. Fraud prevention strategy

I have stated publicly my personal outrage at the revelations of sexual exploitation and abuse of Congolese children and women by some United Nations personnel assigned to MONUC.