The United Nations Security Council has adopted its first ever resolution to tackle the problem of alleged sexual abuse by peacekeepers.
Last year, there were 69 reported cases, involving 10 different peacekeepers missions.
The Security council resolution comes in the wake of mounting concerns over the apparent spike of allegations of sex abuse made against UN peacekeepers.
In a recent report UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, for the first time, revealed the nationalities of the troops facing the allegations.
Now South Africa, is already taking steps to try its troops accused of misconduct in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A mobile South African military court has arrived in the DRC to try 32 South African peacekeepers.
According to officials, none of the 32 cases involved alleged sexual abuse.
The court consists of a judge, a lawyer, a prosecutor and a clerk.
It will hold hearings in the capital Kinshasa before returning to South Africa on March 22.
South Africa has in the past tried its soldiers in Burundi, Congo and South Sudan.
The UN peacekeeping mission in Congo is the world’s largest, with about 20,000 uniformed personnel. South Africa has contributed more than 1,000 troops and experts.
