WHO chief apologises for sex abuse by staff in DR Congo

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who has apologised to victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo. PHOTO | POOL | AFP

Geneva,

The head of the World Health Organisation Tuesday apologised after independent investigators probing allegations of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the UN agency's staff issued a damning indictment citing "clear structural failures" and "individual negligence".