Preventing and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

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alt="Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment" /> <div class="sf_colsIn container"> <div class="hero-image--content bg-text-light text-center"> <h1 class="title"><span>Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment</span></h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_TA51A0481001_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Body content"><div id="PageContent_C261_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C265_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-7" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="button button-dark-border"><a href="/about/office-of-internal-oversight-services/dashboards/sexual-misconduct-and-abusive-conduct">WHO's dashboard into sexual misconduct investigations</a></div>    <div class="button button-dark-border"><a href="/about/office-of-internal-oversight-services/dashboards/sexual-misconduct-and-abusive-conduct/disciplinary-actions">Disciplinary actions</a> </div></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p> </p><h2>Tackling all forms of sexual misconduct </h2></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>Sexual misconduct - exploitation, sexual abuse, sexual harassment (SEAH), sexual violence – by our personnel violates the rights and well-being of the people we serve and the people with whom we serve. Such behaviours are directly in opposition to WHO’s values and our abiding responsibility to do no harm.</p><p>Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) of the populations we serve, and sexual harassment (SH) of our own workforce require similar prevention and response approaches because they stem from the same power differentials, inequities, drivers, and risks. Using the umbrella term, sexual misconduct, clarifies that these acts pertain to the WHO workforce, are prohibited, and therefore lead to disciplinary action.</p><p>WHO has zero tolerance for any form of sexual misconduct, for inaction and for retaliation against those who raise complaints or bear witness. Our work prioritizes the rights and needs of victims and survivors.</p><p>In 2021, WHO launched an intense period of prevention and response actions following the harrowing accounts of victims and survivors of SEA during the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo encapsulated in the Management Response Plan that concluded in December 2023. To build on and institutionalize this progress, our future work is framed by the <a href="/publications/i/item/9789240069039">three-year strategy for preventing and responding to sexual misconduct</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C265_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4 col-md-push-1" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="button button-blue-background"><a href="/about/ethics/integrity-hotline">INTEGRITY HOTLINE</a></div></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p> </p><div><div data-class="more-content"><div data-class="more-content-inner"><p><strong>Sexual exploitation</strong><br />Sexual exploitation is any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including threatening or profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.</p><p><strong>Sexual abuse</strong><br />Sexual abuse is the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. Sexual exploitation and abuse includes sexual relations with a child (18-years-old or younger), in any context.</p><p><strong>Sexual harassment</strong><br />Sexual harassment refers to prohibited conduct in the work context and can be committed against UN staff and related personnel. In context of the United Nations, sexual harassment primarily describes prohibited behaviour against another UN staff or related personnel, which may also include nationals of the host state. It is defined for UN staff by ST/SGB/2008/5 and similar directives for uniformed personnel and involves any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favour, verbal or physical conduct or gesture of a sexual nature, or any other behaviour of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation to another, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.</p><p><small><em>Source: <a href="https://hr.un.org/sites/hr.un.org/files/SEA%20Glossary%20%20%5BSecond%20Edition%20-%202017%5D%20-%20English_0.pdf" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">The United Nations Glossary on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse</a></em></small></p></div></div><div data-class="more-button"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><div data-class="more-button-label" data-close="" data-open=""><text>What is sexual misconduct?</text> <text>What is sexual misconduct?</text></div></span> </div></div><div><div data-class="more-content"><div data-class="more-content-inner"><p>Policies and Codes of Conduct are being revised, in the meantime you can access existing documents here:</p><p><a href="/publications/m/item/WHO-DGO-PRS-2023.4">WHO Policy on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct</a></p><p><a href="/about/ethics/ethical-principles">Code of Ethics</a></p><p><a href="/about/ethics/retaliation">Preventing and addressing retaliation</a></p><p><a href="/publications/m/item/preventing-and-addressing-abusive-conduct">Policy on Preventing and Addressing Abusive Conduct</a></p><p><a href="/publications/m/item/code-of-conduct-to-prevent-harassment-including-sexual-harassment-at-who-events">Code of conduct: to prevent harassment, including sexual harassment, at WHO events</a></p></div></div><div data-class="more-button"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><div data-class="more-button-label" data-close="" data-open=""><text>Policies</text> <text>Policies</text></div></span> 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data-class="more-content-inner"><p><a href="/publications/i/item/B09021">Prevention and response to sexual misconduct: WHO stakeholder review conference 2023</a></p><p><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA75/A75_29-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable=""></a><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA75/A75_29-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable="" target="_blank">A75/29 Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment Report by the Director-General</a> </p><p><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB150/B150_33-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable=""></a><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB150/B150_33-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable="" target="_blank">EB150/33 Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment Report by the Director-General</a> </p><p><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB150/B150_34-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable=""></a><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB150/B150_34-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable="" target="_blank">EB150/34 Report of the IOAC for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme’s Subcommittee for the Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment</a> </p><p><a href="/publications/m/item/final-report-of-the-independent-commission-on-the-review-of-sexual-abuse-and-exploitation-ebola-drc">Final Report of the Independent Commission</a></p><p><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_51-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable=""></a><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_51-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable="" target="_blank">A74/51 External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation</a> </p><p><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/B148_REC1_EXT-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable=""></a><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/B148_REC1_EXT-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable="" target="_blank">EB 148/4 Preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment 21 May 2021</a> </p><p><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_34-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable=""></a><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA74/A74_34-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable="" target="_blank">A74/34 Report of the External Auditor 17 May 2021</a> </p><p><a href="https://psea.interagencystandingcommittee.org/media/1036/download" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable=""></a><a href="https://psea.interagencystandingcommittee.org/media/1036/download" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Senior PSEA Technical Support Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> </p><p><a href="https://unsceb.org/topics/addressing-sexual-harassment" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">CEB Statement on Addressing Sexual Harassment within the Organizations of the UN System</a></p></div></div><div data-class="more-button"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><div data-class="more-button-label" data-close="" data-open=""><text>Key reports and documents</text> <text>Key reports and documents</text></div></span> </div></div><div><div data-class="more-content"><div data-class="more-content-inner"><p><a href="https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/dco/prs-tt-tors-task-team.pdf?sfvrsn=9dea6e2_18">Terms of Reference for the PRSEAH Task Team</a></p></div></div><div data-class="more-button"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><div data-class="more-button-label" data-close="" data-open=""><text>Our team</text> <text>Our team</text></div></span> </div></div><div><div data-class="more-content"><div data-class="more-content-inner"><p><a href="https://www.un.org/preventing-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse/" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">United Nations — Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse</a></p><p><a href="https://www.un.org/preventing-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse/content/office-victims-rights-advocate" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">United Nations Office of the Victims’ Rights Advocate</a></p><p><a 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safeguarding the people we serve and... </div> <div class="sf-publications-wide__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-wide__file"> <div class="button button-blue-background " ><a href=https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/366299/WHO-DGO-PRS-2023.2-eng.pdf?sequence=1 aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a></div> </div> <div class="sf-publications-wide__url"> <div class="button button-brand-border"><a href="/publications/i/item/WHO-DGO-PRS-2023.2" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>  </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C234_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>  </p></div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C484_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-2" data-sf-element="Column 1" 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During 2023-2025, together with UN and humanitarian partners, and national governments, we will focus on:<br /> </p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C484_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-md-2" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> </div> </div> <div class="row flex-ar" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C428_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <article class="card card--solid bg-tertiary">  <div class="card__content-group"> <div class="card__header"> <h3 class="card__title">Victims and survivors first</h3> </div> <div class="card__content"> <p class="card__text"> Whenever possible we listen to the needs and wants of victims and survivors to shape our work. And we take a victim and survivor-centred approach throughout the safeguarding cycle. </p> </div> </div>  </article> </div> <div id="PageContent_C428_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <article class="card card--solid bg-tertiary">  <div class="card__content-group"> <div class="card__header"> <h3 class="card__title">Strong policies and practices</h3> </div> <div class="card__content"> <p class="card__text"> Strong policies and practices WHO's policies, procedures and practices are supportive and promote safeguarding against all forms of sexual misconduct. </p> </div> </div>  </article> </div> <div id="PageContent_C428_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <article class="card card--solid bg-tertiary">  <div class="card__content-group"> <div class="card__header"> <h3 class="card__title">Safeguard our operations</h3> </div> <div class="card__content"> <p class="card__text"> WHO is able and accountable for taking measures for safeguarding against sexual misconduct in our programmes and operations by our personnel and our implementing partners. </p> </div> </div>  </article> </div> <div id="PageContent_C428_Col03" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-6 col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 4" data-placeholder-label="Column 4"> <article class="card card--solid bg-tertiary">  <div class="card__content-group"> <div class="card__header"> <h3 class="card__title">Culture change</h3> </div> <div class="card__content"> <p class="card__text"> WHO's workforce supports and demonstrates a culture of ethical, gender-equal behaviour. </p> </div> </div>  </article> </div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>  </p></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C417_Col00" class="sf_colsIn background-widget" data-sf-element="Background widget" data-placeholder-label="Background widget"> <div id="PageContent_C419_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" 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