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Recommendation 12
12
Although the aid sector faces additional challenges due the international nature of many of its...
Conclusion
Although the aid sector faces additional challenges due the international nature of many of its perpetrators, the FCDO can use the experience of International Justice Mission to help inform how it can better support countries to strengthen their local justice mechanisms and ensure that survivors have confidence in local authorities to restrain their abusers and offer meaningful protection. (Paragraph 53) 50 Progress on tackling the sexual exploitation and abuse of aid beneficiaries
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The FCDO takes this approach internally, both on race and safeguarding against SEAH. Through our core documents and the work the Government has driven since early 2018 we remain consistently clear that safeguarding against SEAH needs to be ingrained throughout our partner organisations and we are quick to take action if it is clear that this is not happening. 6 Seventh Special Report of Session 2019–21 The FCDO signed the Business in the Community (BITC) Race at Work Charter on day 1 of the new organisation and we are developing an action plan to implement our commitments which includes specific action on Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination. We also support organisations to make positive change, for example funding tools and resources which organisations can use to drive internal culture change on a range of issues. Standards, accountability and regulation