الاستغلال الجنسي: إساءة استغلال فعلية أو محاولة إساءة استغلال لحالة ضعف أو لتفاوت في النفوذ أو للثقة من أجل تحقيق مآرب جنسية، بما يشمل على سبيل المثال لا الحصر، تحقيق كسب مالي أو اجتماعي أو سياسي من الاستغلال الجنسي لطرف آخر
الاعتداء الجنسي: التعدي بالفعل أو التهديد بالتعدي البدني الذي يحمل طابعاً جنسياً، سواء باستعمال القوة أو في ظل ظروف غير متكافئة أو قسرية
فيما يلي بعض الأمثلة:
التعدي الجنسي (أي فعل جنسي غير مرغوب فيه أو قسري يُرتكب من دون موافقة، بما في ذلك الاغتصاب واللواط
إكراه شخص على البغاء أو على المشاركة في مواد إباحية
اللمس غير المرغوب فيه الذي ينطوي على طابع جنسي
اشتراط ممارسة الجنس للحصول على المساعدة
All staff sign a code of conduct and agreed to abide by certain principles.
SEA is a serious misdemeanor and ground for termination of employment. All staff are required to report SEA by their coworkers.
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FACILITATOR INSTRUCTIONS
Duration: 5 mins
Explain that there exist 6 Core Principles relating to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) that every humanitarian work should adhere to, and that it is our responsibility to lead by example, i.e. “walk the talk”.
CLICK to go through each of the Principles, providing explanations as you go.
[1] SEA by humanitarian workers constitute acts of gross misconduct and are therefore grounds to serious disciplinary measures, including termination of employment or contract.
[2] Any sexual activity with a child is strictly prohibited, regardless of local laws and customs, including the local age of consent, and regardless of what age you may think the child is. Mistakenly believing that the child is of age is not a defence.
[3] Exchange of money, employment, goods or services for sex, including sexual favours or other forms of humiliating, degrading or exploitative behaviour is strictly prohibited. This includes sexual favours or other forms of exploitative behaviour. It also includes hiring prostitutes (even if prostitution is legal in the country) and exchange of assistance that is due to beneficiaries.
[4] Any sexual relationship between those providing humanitarian assistance and protection and a person benefitting from such humanitarian assistance and protection that involves improper use of rank or position is prohibited. Such relationships undermine the credibility and integrity of humanitarian aid work.
[5] Where a humanitarian worker develops concerns or suspicions regarding sexual abuse or exploitation by a fellow worker, whether in the same agency or not, he or she has must report such concerns via established agency reporting mechanisms.
[6] Humanitarian workers are obliged to create and maintain an environment which prevents sexual exploitation and abuse and promotes the implementation of their code of conduct. Managers at all levels have particular responsibilities to support and develop systems which maintain this environment.
It is a common misconception amongst affected populations that reporting SEA will result in their own assistance and services being cut. So we need to really emphasize this point that reporting will not affect their right to assistance.
There are many different types of actors providing humanitarian aid in Northwest Syria. Some of these actors are directly supervised by UN agencies while others act more independently. Because of this, it can be more difficult to enforce disciplinary actions with independent actors than with UN staff. Regardless of this, we do our best to follow up effectively with complaints, make sure that the survivor receives the help they need and that the perpetrator is stopped and disciplined. But in order to do this, we need your help to report whenever you hear or encounter these issues. Even if it’s something you heard and not witnessed yourself, it helps to inform us. So please, report!