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As we mark the 4th year milestone of the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub (RSH) project, it's a good moment to pause and reflect on the strides we've made together.  In 2023, we saw continued growth, with a notable increase in website…
  Join us in celebrating the pride month, with a focus on safeguarding the LGBTQI+ refugees from Ukraine. Why are we focusing on LGBTQI+ refugees and staff?  LGBTQI+ people experience different forms of harm and abuse depending…
Ketsia* said she was working as a part-time cleaner for the World Health Organization during the 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, when a doctor invited her to his house and offered her a promotion in…
A short infographic about the refugees in Europe, Moldova, Poland and Romania compiled by Safeguarding Hub Eastern Europe. These are the countries where Safeguarding Hub Eastern Europe operates national hubs.
Join the upcoming Safeguarding Insights conference to listen to our reflections on the The Ukraine War, safeguarding implications at home and abroad  with Inez Książek, Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub. Inez is going to talk…
The Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub Eastern Europe (Safeguarding Hub Eastern Europe) is a programme that serves civil society organisations responding to the war on Ukraine. It provides practical and accessible safeguarding resources aiming to…
The Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub for Eastern Europe serves organisations and people responding to the war in Ukraine. It provides practical and accessible safeguarding resources aiming to reduce the risk of harm. Governments, NGOs, faith-…
Angela Cara, National Representative, Moldova's presentation, title of the presentation: An overview of the Ukrainian refugee situation in Moldova from a safeguarding perspective. Edited from the launch event of Safeguarding Hub Eastern Europe, held…
Watch our video about Safeguarding Santa delivering aid with no strings attached.
Safeguarding is key for all organisations working with and for children, young people and vulnerable adults. The need to strengthen safeguarding policies and practices has been identified as a particular priority in the international aid sector.…
Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) is a breach of the provisions of ST/SGB/2003/13 (Secretary-General’s bulletin ’Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse’).Sexual exploitation is any actual or attempted abuse of…
The present report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children is submitted pursuant to General Assembly 64/146. In the report, the Special Representative describes trends, issues of concern and progress made…
While visiting Katsina and Daura Emirates to canvass for their support in educational development, the chief of Kano Field Office of UNICEF Nigeria has called on the traditional institution to facilitate the safeguarding of children both at home and…
The Government of Nigeria, UNICEF and Save the Children conducted this survey at the beginning of 2021. The purpose of the survey was to help the Nigeria Education in Emergencies Working Group (EiEWG) understand what support member organizations…
In the past two years, The New Humanitarian and the Thomas Reuter Foundation have undertaken investigations over allegations of abuse by employees of UN and NGOs engaged in humanitarian response. These were “some of the hardest stories I’ve covered…
British, European and American diplomats and donors have expressedconcerns about how the World Health Organization handled sex abuse allegations involving its own staff during an outbreak of Ebola in Congo. Earlier in the week the AP has…
Considering the findings of the In its response to the International Development Committee’s report, Progress on tackling the sexual exploitation and abuse of aid beneficiaries, the UK Government has confirmed that it will not fund any…
The UK government has launched a new programme which will help bring perpetrators of sexual abuse, exploitation or sexual harassment in the aid sector to justice and provide vital support for survivors.This will include developing a new way of…
On 12 February 2018, the Charity Commission (“the Commission”) opened a statutory inquiry (“the inquiry”) into Oxfam GB (“the Charity”) to examine its governance, including its leadership and culture around safeguarding, and its management,…
Investigations over the allegations of extensive sexual exploitation and abuse during the 2018 – 2020 Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo have revealed a chronic, whidspread problem associated with UN peacekeepers and aid workers.…

 
 

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