This dissertation provides a discourse analysis of sexual exploitation andabuse (SEA) in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations, using a qualitativemethodology of public UN documents. The central aim is to examine the approaches to SEA, including the Organization s statements and measures. It primarily discusses the distinction between the individualized approach, which emphasizes policies focused on the conduct of individual abusive peacekeepers, and the"new" approach institutionalized by the Organization in 2017, known as the victimcentered approach. Unlike its predecessor, the report formalizing the new approachseeks to adopt measures that center on the rights and experiences of victims andrecognizes the need for broader actions to address violence. The post-structuralistanalysis, inspired by the works of Michel Foucault, Carol Bacchi, and Lene Hansen,assesses the understanding of SEA in these two phases and how UN policies havebeen reshaped. Thus, despite apparent incompatibilities, the dissertation s analysisreveals that the relationship between the approaches is not one of complete rupturebut of coexistence, with a continued predominance of the focus on perpetrators.