World Health Organization (WHO) workers and 80 aid workers from other organizations were outed in sexual abuse and exploitation allegations during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  

The report was made by an independent commission on Tuesday, which stated the incidents were looked into last year by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian.  

Over 50 women accused aid workers from the World Health Organization and other organizations of demanding sex in exchange for jobs between 2018-2020.  

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The report also states there were 21 of 83 alleged perpetrators employed by the WHO. The women reported cases of abuse and nine allegations of rape by both the national and international staff.  

“The review team has established that the presumed victims were promised jobs in exchange for sexual relations or in order to keep their jobs,” commission member Malick Coulibaly told a press briefing.   

Coulibaly also said many male perpetrators refused to use a condom, which led to 29 women becoming pregnant. Some of the women were forced to abort by their abusers.  

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, pledged zero tolerance on sexual abuse. He described the report as “harrowing” and apologized to the women.  

“What happened to you should never happen to anyone,” Ghebreyesus said. “It is inexcusable. It is my top priority to ensure that the perpetrators are not excused but are held to account,” he said, promising further steps.”