In February 2016, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Jane Holl Lute as Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse. The appointment of Ms. Lute was part of a series of ongoing measures to address the systemic issues and fragmentation that were identified in the report of the External Independent Review Panel on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by International Peacekeeping Forces in the Central African Republic. The Special Coordinator’s mandate includes organizing, unifying and prioritizing the United Nations system-wide measures for prevention and response to allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse. The Secretary-General requested the Special Coordinator to build on ongoing work and consult widely with Member States, internal stakeholders, regional organizations and outside experts, and to work towards ensuring coherence and harmonization among offices, departments and UN entities.