Resource

International Medical Corps and Concern Worldwide Safeguarding Focal Point Training

This document from IMC and Concern is a safeguarding focal point training package. The package includes a facilitation guide, a participant resource handbook, and powerpoints for four modules: awareness, prevention, reporting, and responding. This document will be useful for organizations looking to deliver a training to safeguarding focal points. This zip file contains the following documents as part of IMC and Concern's Safeguarding Focal Point Training: 1) Facilitation Guide 2) Participant Resource Handbook 3) Four sets of PowerPoint slide presentations (one for each module) This document is also available in Spanish here: https://www.interaction.org/resource-library/imc-and-concern-safeguarding-focal-point-training-spanish/

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Statement

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A view of UN Security Council members voting in favor of the resolution to extend resolution 2642 (2022) for six months. The photo is of the voting chamber. All council members are arranged in an open circle.