Think piece: The relationship between language and safeguarding

This think pieces outlines how safeguarding and language connect for organisations working in the humanitarian and development sector. The think piece explains how power and language relate and outlines different safeguarding-related risks of misusing or misunderstanding language, including on terms, how language is used in programmes and how staff speak to each other. The think piece ends with some ideas on how organisations can overcome the risks, considering quick responses as well as structural and cultural changes.