Thematic Focus: Abuse in the Aid Sector

Event & opportunity:

Panel discussion: The Humanitarian #MeToo Moment: Where Do We Go from Here?, Geneva, 22 March 2018 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Inquiry: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the Aid Sector, UK International Development Committee [info]
- Written evidence may be submitted until 6 April 2018.

News & commentary:

Aid Agencies Can’t Police Themselves. It’s Time for a Change (IRIN, Feb. 2018) [text]

Humanitarian Accountability for Displaced Persons: Where Are We at? (RLI Blog, March 2018) [text]

A Humanitarian Ombudsman Revisited? (ALNAP Blog, March 2018) [text]

Sex Scandal in the Aid Sector (Thomson Reuters Foundation News, Feb. & March 2018) [access]
- Follow link for coverage.

What Oxfam Can Learn from Charities That Survived Scandals (The Conversation, Feb. 2018) [text]

Agencies' responses/actions:

How We are Working to Rebuild Your Trust (Oxfam, Feb. 2018) [access]

Save the Children UK Confirms Chair and Terms of Reference for Independent Review of Workplace Culture (March 2018) [text]
- Scroll to bottom of page to learn how to take part in the review.

Tackling Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, and Sexual Harassment at UNHCR: An Information Note (UNHCR, March 2018) [text]

UK Aid Chiefs Agree Safeguarding Action Plan as DFID Uncovers New Incidents (Devex, March 2018) [text]

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