“Our member organizations have already shown a strong commitment to addressing these issues," said Carolyn Aeby.
“We recognize the long-term effects that sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment have on individuals and work cultures, and this pledge sets out a series of promises from NGOs leaders" said InterAction President Lindsay Coates .
The CEO Pledge on Preventing Sexual Abuse, Exploitation, and Harassment by and of NGO Staff represents our commitment to practices and policies that will not only protect our own staff, but also the communities we serve.
We are firmly against sexual exploitation and abuse in all its forms.
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Leading aid agencies received at least 539 reports of sex abuse and harassment last year, and increase of 13 percent from 2017.
InterAction works with member organizations to implement systems and tools that prevent and respond to sexual abuse and harassment incidents as a means to create safe environments for NGO staff and the communities they serve.
"The biggest reason people continue to do it is because they know they can get away with it."
Aeby will lead a newly formed team comprised of the former Membership and Standards, Communications and NGO Futures teams.
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