Charity News: Operating overseas

A report published by the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee on progress on tackling the sexual exploitation and abuse of aid beneficiaries, coupled with the CCEW’s own findings, have demonstrated that further work is still required to deliver transformative change. In response the CCEW has alerted international aid charities of what steps they can take to achieve more effective safeguarding practices, whilst acknowledging that there has been progress in recent years in this area.

The alert highlights the following areas needing attention:

• strengthen safeguarding risk prevention and risk management measures;
• improve reporting by local beneficiaries; and
• develop management responses including victim and survivor support.

The alert acknowledges that effective safeguarding is never complete and that charities need to remain vigilant and place the highest priority on keeping people safe.

Guidance: Safeguarding in international aid: key steps to consider Aid beneficiaries continue to be abused by aid workers

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