Red Cross Says Staffers Bought Sex as ‘Large-Scale’ Sexual Exploitation in Aid Sector Rears Head

Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross walk toward a plane at the international airport in Sana'a, Yemen, on April 11, 2015. Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images

At least 21 staffers of the International Committee of the Red Cross have been dismissed since 2015 for paying for sexual services or resigned during an internal inquiry, the charity’s Director-General Yves Daccord said in a statement.

“Another two staff members suspected of sexual misconduct did not have their contracts renewed,” he said.