#METOO ROCKS UNITED NATIONS AS EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TOP OFFICIAL SEXUALLY HARASSED HER

Martina Bronstrom (PC: CNN)

Martina Bronstrom, a policy advisor at UNAIDS, the United Nations' global AIDS program, claims she was offered a promotion plus apology by the peace-keeping organization to drop her sexual harassment claims against UN assistant secretary general, Dr. Luiz Loures.
She alleges he grabbed her in a hotel elevator, forcibly
kissed her and tried to drag her to his room during a conference in 2015. He denies any misconduct of any kind between himself and Miss Bronstrom.

"I was pleading with him, and I was just bracing with all that I could just to not leave the elevator," - sh told CNN's Anchor, Christiane Amanpour.

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Loures was investigated and cleared of the "unsubstantiated" claims. Bronstrom claims UN didn't take her seriously.

Loures according to his contract will leave the United Nations at the end of this week. He is also the deputy executive director of UNAIDS, the UN says it was his decision to quit.

Two other women allege they were assaulted by Dr. Loures; Malayah Harper told that Loures assaulted her the same way at a hotel in 2014. The third spoke anonymously because of her current job.

The head of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, was criticized for failing to act after he was briefed him over a three-year period about Dr. Loures. He denie he was ever warned and praised Dr. Loures as "courageous" further saying employees who publicized the alleged sexual harassment at the UN "don't have moral approach."

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The UN says it is redoubling its efforts to combat harassment, encourage reporting, and protect accusers from retaliation.