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Reporting Harassment at USAID

This document from USAID provides a flowchart for how internal reports of sexual misconduct are handled at USAID. This document may be useful for organizations looking to develop internal sexual harassment procedures and would like to see how other organizations handle it.

December 6, 2019
In the News

Rise in sexual abuse cases in aid groups as more victims speak up

Leading aid agencies received at least 539 reports of sex abuse and harassment last year, and increase of 13 percent from 2017.

February 10, 2019
Event

Sharing NGO Perspectives with USAID on the Climate Strategy

June 1, 2021
In the News

South Sudan Will Now Charge $10,000 For An Aid Worker Permit. Why?

It's unclear whether the fee would apply only to newcomers or to those already there as well. Whatever the case, the amount is "absolutely unheard of globally."

March 23, 2017
InterAction Quoted

Special Feature: American Public Opinion On Aid In The Trump Era

What does polling data tell us about the public’s opinion of foreign assistance during the Trump presidency? And more importantly, what can and should the development community do about it?

August 29, 2017
Resource

Stop the Sexual Assault Against Humanitarian and Development Aid Workers

This study’s goal is to contribute knowledge to the prevention of and response to sexual harassment and assault against aid workers, a topic that is under-researched and under-reported. This is one of the first scholarly, in-depth studies of sexual harassment and assault against humanitarian aid workers, including heterosexual women and men and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) aid professionals.

November 23, 2019
Blog Post

Strategy Considerations and Recommendations for USAID on Climate Adaptation and Integration

The Biden Administration is swiftly moving to reestablish U.S global leadership on climate by reentering the Paris Agreement, issuing the Executive Order on Tackling Climate Crisis at…

April 19, 2021

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria

February 19, 2019
Statement

The Politicization Of Humanitarian Aid For Venezuela Must End

"The people of Venezuela are in desperate need of significantly expanded lifesaving and sustaining support. We must not allow them to become victims of the political brinksmanship around humanitarian assistance we are currently witnessing."

February 22, 2019
Young protester stands in the middle of a highway waving a Venezuelan flag
Blog Post

The Risky Business of Security for Aid Workers

When well-meaning people ask—as Elon Musk recently did—for a cost accounting for humanitarian activities, security can be among the…

January 31, 2022
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