IASC Statement on Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment and Abuse, 2018

Publication language
English
Pages
4pp
Date published
01 Jun 2018
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Preventing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH)
Organisations
Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Principals met in New York on 31 May. A key part of their discussions focused on how we can collectively strengthen the humanitarian sector’s approach to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and sexual harassment and abuse (SHA). In his statement, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, outlines the commitments and progress on SEA/SHA made by the IASC Principals in this meeting.