The objective of the thesis is to examine the issue of sexual
exploitation and abuse that has arisen during numerous
peacekeeping missions carried out by the UN. The policy paper
aims to analyse the causes of the issue, as well as the
numerous reasons why SEA crimes occur in UN missions on a
frequent basis to this day. Based on the analysis of the issue,
a number of viable solutions to the problem is evaluated,
including a revision of the Memorandum of Understanding,
various gender equality increasing policy options or enhanced
investigation processes. The paper then proposes a
recommendation based on the previous evaluation.