A Path Forward for Accountability: Lessons from the implementation of a Mechanism for Accountability to Affected Population (MAAP) Tool in Bangladesh

2020

This learning paper explores the opportunities and challenges faced by Start Fund Bangladesh when they trialled a Mechanism for Accountability to Affected Populations in 2020. The paper presents key findings based on a survey and learning workshop with Humanitarian Accountability and Community Engagement Officers. Implementing agencies were asked to rate the effectiveness of different tools, including the Policy on Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Staff Code of Conduct, and Guidance for Feedback and Complaint Response Mechanism (FCRM).

Accountability Assessment Rohingya Response Bangladesh

2018

This report provides data and analysis to inform the humanitarian sector on the implementation of accountability systems for the Rohingya camps in the Cox’s Bazar area, Bangladesh. Based on a knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) survey of 373 people (194 women and 179 men), and a review of accountability pilot projects, the analysis highlights the ineffectiveness of current accountability systems, and explores alternatives that could improve the overall accountability ecosystem.

Age- and gender-based violence risks facing Rohingya and Bangladeshi adolescents in Cox’s Bazar

2020

This policy note is an output of the GAGE programme which is funded by UK Aid from the UK government. However, views expressed and information contained within do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official policies and are not endorsed by the UK government, which accepts no responsibility for such views or information or for any reliance placed on them. This study has accomplished drawing on data from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) study nested within the larger Cox’s Bazar Panel Study, and discusses the age- and gender-based violence risks facing adolescents from Rohingya refugee and Bangladeshi host communities. It concludes with recommendations to accelerate progress towards addressing critical protection gaps for adolescents as the Rohingya crisis becomes more protracted.

BANGLADESH - Cox_s Bazar PSEA Strategy and Action Plan 2018

2021

Bangladesh -Coxs Bazar Staff Awareness Poster(English)

2019

This poster Entitled with “Zero Tolerance for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse” is mainly a poster for the training center of staff and volunteers working in the humanitarian network, in rohinga refuge camp in coxs bazar. Some of its sentences have led them to take to hard line code against the violence against women and girl beneficiaries. NO sexual activity with beneficiaries. NO sexual activity with children (anyone under 18). NO sexual activity for goods or services, money, employment, or preferential treatment.

Behavioral protocol for all staff working in quarantine, isolation and shielding facilities

2021

This guideline has been prepared as a regulation for the employees, staff and officers of the organization who are working during the COVID-19 quarantine and isolation, what rules to follow and what cannot be done as well as what are forbidden.

Best Practice Guide Inter-Agency Community-Based Complaint Mechanisms

2021

This Guidance gives instructions on how to set up and run an inter-agency community-based complaint mechanism to handle reports of sexual abuse and exploitation by humanitarian aid workers. A Community-Based Complaint Mechanism (CBCM) is a system rooted in community input so that the structure is both culturally and gender-sensitive, maximizing its safety and effectiveness. The primary concern of the mechanism is to aid known and potential SEA survivors, facilitate SEA reporting and allegation referrals, and to fulfill a prevention function through training and awareness-raising. The inter-agency aspect entails that the mechanism can receive complaints against actors from multiple organizations, and that the complaints will be referred to the proper unit within each organization for follow-up. Altogether, the CBCM is a relevant and efficient means of comprehensively responding to SEA in an emergency response operation. When implemented properly, a PSEA-CBCM will increase awareness of SEA in both the affected population and humanitarian staff, including how to report SEA incidents.

Breaking the Silence: The FWF violence and harassment prevention programme

2018

This report discusses the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) Violence and Harassment Prevention Programme which was established in 2012 in garment factories in India and Bangladesh. The project, which pilots new workplace procedures, aims to prevent and respond to forms of workplace violence, including verbal and physical abuse, sexual harassment, forced labour and sexual assault. The report discusses the role of Anti-Harassment Committees in preventing and responding to SEAH, and presents data from a baseline study and further assessments of how the Programme was progressing. A 2012-2013 baseline survey of 658 women from 35 factories in Bangladesh, found that 75% of women interviewed said that regular verbal abuse occurred in their factory, most of which was sexually explicit. Further assessments found that reports of sexual abuse had increased, which the authors attributed to an increased willingness to discuss sexual violence and harassment and the growing trust workers had in the Anti-Harassment Committees and the reporting process.

CXB Network on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Terms of Reference

2021

The Cox’s Bazar Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Network (hereinafter called CXB PSEA Network or the network) functions under the auspices of the Resident Coordinator (RC) to implement international commitments on PSEA including the Secretary-General’s Bulletin (2003). The CXB PSEA Network will give regular reports to Heads of Office in Dhaka and to the RC, who will have ultimate oversight of the network and may delegate regular oversight to the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) Senior Coordinator and Heads of sub-Office in CXB. This term of reference helps to provide a guidance for protection and care for communities, especially for the most vulnerable members of the population and reduce violence, gross power imbalance, mass displacement, restricted access, dismantled family and societal structures, and lack of protection, the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse is high. The Large deployments of staff untrained in PSEA and lack of structures to report abuse dramatically increase this risk, both to the refugee and the host population.

CXB multimedia: Gender-based violence (incl child marriage) and PSEA

2021

BBC Media Action developed this series of multimedia products to assist in communicating about gender-based violence and PSEA. The materials cover information about where and how victims can seek assistance; as well as safety advice. This materials are primarily designed for use in information hubs or within community spaces and listening groups, but could also be used by agency field staff, volunteers and others working directly with communities. For those community members with mobile phones, the content could be shared directly with them for future reference, using Bluetooth, SD card or other transfer methods.

CXB: Bipodor Fuaijja Jahanara (Jahanara Helps Her Friends) provides information on rights-based issues through an animated drama

2021

Bipodor Fuaijja Jahanara (Jahanara Helps Her Friends.) is produced by BBC Media Action with funding from Porticus, and developed with technical support from UNHCR. It provides information on rights-based issues through animated drama.

CXB: Complaint and feedback mechanism in camps

2021

BBC Media Action has produced this audio PSA to assist in communication about the complaint and feedback mechanism of WFP in camps for reporting issues related to food assistance such as food quality, loss of SCOPE card or data card and changes such as the addition of new family members or loss of family members. The PSA has been produced for Rohingya people living in different camps in Cox's Bazar and it is primarily designed for use in information hubs or within community spaces and listening groups but could also be used by agency field staff, volunteers, and others working directly with communities.

CXB: Jainto Chai (We want to know) - provides information on rights-based issues through audio podcasts

2021

Jainto Chai (We want to know) - provides information on rights-based issues through audio podcasts. BBC Media Action has been producing this audio podcast programme which supports a basic understanding of rights and how to support their knowledge on these issues. Each program is designed for one-to-one engagement or use in a listening group with a topic-specific discussion guide to help community workers and group facilitators lead discussions after their group has listened to the programme to provide information Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar require information about their options for the future and other key rights-related issues, including a basic understanding of the humanitarian process, how the camp operates and what they are entitled to.

Closing the accountability gap to better protect victims/survivors of SEAH – Project Overview 2021-2023

2021

The CHS Alliance and the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University (ISS) are working on a three-year project to test new ways to address the accountability gap for survivors/victims of SEAH. The project should help organisations better ensure that survivors/victims can safely complain and have their complaints effectively addressed. Bangladesh is one of the three pilot contexts for the project.

Covid-19 Considerations for Child Protection Case Management - Cox's Bazar

2020

The Child Safe Guidelines is a document for organization to make sure their staff, operations, and programmes do no harm to children/ not expose children to the risk of harm and abuse whether intentionally or unintentionally, and that any concerns the organization has about children’s safety within the communities in which they work, are reported to the appropriate authorities. Through the guideline the Child Protection Sub-Sector (CPSS) emphasize that the overall approach to child safeguarding is rooted in understanding the risks to children from organisations, (its staff, programming and operations) and that addressing those risks creates child-safe organizations and not to engage with children, their caregivers, and/or their employers if there is any doubt that this might result in further harm to children. For the Rohingya Refugee Response, the CPSS recommends that at Minimum, every organization involved in the response must meet the described standards.

Cox’s Bazar | Rohingya Refugee Response Tip Sheet: Signs of child abuse

2021

Child protection is defined as “All activities aimed at preventing and responding to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence affecting children” The UN Convention on the rights of the child defines a child as any human being below the age of 18 years. A child might experience physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and/or neglect. Please note that those types of abuse often overlap, so do the potential signs of abuse. The below table will help you safely identify a child experiencing abusive treatment and timely and safely refer him/her for an individual Case Management support or basic needs services.

Do No Harm in refugee humanitarian aid: the case of the Rohingya humanitarian response

2021

The article broadly examines how humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees inadvertently harmed poorer hosts and adversely affected local capacities for peace. The article also discusses possible ways of easing tension and improving social cohesion in the refugee-hosting areas, while also highlighting how policy- and mandate-related constraints hinder a humanitarian response anchored in the "Do No Harm" principle. Finally, the article concludes with the argument that the humanitarian agencies should not just limit themselves to identifying the unintended consequences and lapses in the intervention. Instead, the Do No Harm principle should lead humanitarian aid agencies to make an active effort to accept responsibility for the harm while taking all necessary steps to mitigate or avoid harming in future interventions.

Gender Profile No.1 For Rohingya Refugee Crisis Response Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh as of 24 th November 2017

2017

The report seeks to identify gaps in the socio-economic status of the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar, including women's education, women's rights, humanitarian awareness, observance of health regulations, including the use of masks during COVID, etc. The report points out what needs to be done in the areas of education, health, safety, nutrition, safe drinking water, etc.

Gender Tip Sheets for Sectors (Bangla) Protection

2021

This tip sheet covers each area of the Women's Protection Program, which contains a summary of possible recommendations. It can be used as a practical guide on how to implement a gender sensitive program. It will also assist in the collection, analysis and reporting of gender information.

Guidance Note on Remote CP Case Management Cox's Bazar

2020

This documents is for Mainstreaming protection to ensures the protective impact of aid programming maximized by incorporating protection principles into aid delivery, humanitarian actors in Cox’s Bazar can ensure that their activities target the most vulnerable, enhance safety, dignity, and promote and protect the rights of refugees without contributing to or perpetuating discrimination, abuse, violence, neglect and exploitation. It is a way of designing and implementing all programs so that protection risks and potential violations are taken into consideration. To mainstream protection, actors need to understand who is at risk, from what or whom, and why, and the consequences their actions or inaction may have on the threats people experience and their vulnerability and capacity vis-à-vis these threats. This includes knowing how and where to refer to people in need of specialized support to prevent or recover from violence and exploitation, as well as understanding when, how, and to whom to refer to specialized protection issues.

Guidance for creating and managing safe quarantine, isolation and shielding centres for women and girls

2021

This guidance is endorsed by the GiHA WG, Protection Sector, GBV and Child Protection Sub-Sectors and the PSEA Network. Developed by the Gender Hub. It aims at the GiHA WG, Protection Sector, GBV and Child Protection Sub-Sectors and the PSEA Network recognized the immense burden that covid-19 has placed on health systems and the health workers. The below document is intended as a guidance to sectors, partners and government entities on measures to be put in place to ensure safety and dignity of women, children and adolescents in COVID-19 quarantine, isolation and shielding facilities.

Guidance on Child Safeguarding – CPSS

2019

The Child Safe Guidelines is a document for organization to make sure their staff, operations, and programmes do no harm to children/ not expose children to the risk of harm and abuse whether intentionally or unintentionally, and that any concerns the organization has about children’s safety within the communities in which they work, are reported to the appropriate authorities. Through the guideline the Child Protection Sub-Sector (CPSS) emphasize that the overall approach to child safeguarding is rooted in understanding the risks to children from organisations, (its staff, programming and operations) and that addressing those risks creates child-safe organizations and not to engage with children, their caregivers, and/or their employers if there is any doubt that this might result in further harm to children. For the Rohingya Refugee Response, the CPSS recommends that at Minimum, every organization involved in the response must meet the described standards.

How to prevent and address safeguarding concerns in global health research programmes: practice, process and positionality in marginalised spaces

2020

This paper shares processes and practice relating to safeguarding within an international research consortium (the ARISE hub, known as ARISE). ARISE aims to enhance accountability and improve the health and well-being of marginalised people living and working in informal urban spaces in low-income and middle-income countries (Bangladesh, India, Kenya and Sierra Leone). It can help locate fluid and context specific safeguarding risks within broader social systems sharing institutional guidelines and practice; facilitating a participatory process to agree a working definition of safeguarding and joint understandings of vulnerabilities, risks and mitigation strategies and share experiences; developing action plans for safeguarding.

IASC Six Core Principles Relating to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

2019

These six core principles have been formulated for the staff, officers and all IASC concerned to ensure that women's rights are not violated by those who work for human rights or that anything violent happens to women.

IRC Protection Monitoring Report: 26th October to 25th November 2021

2021

This report was produced by IRC, with the support of the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO). It presents data and information to identify rights violations, and protection risks for Rohingya Refugees for the purpose of informing effective responses. It generated quantitative and qualitative data and information related to the protection environment, protection trends over the month, rights violations, and protection risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and capacities of the affected population. The IRC’s protection monitoring activities were conducted in the various camps. Include data on protection and access to services related concerns faced by Rohingya refugees. This reporting period, the IRC conducted 325 KIIs, and 38 FGDs (disaggregated as 24 FGDs with females and 14 FGDs with males).

Inclusion_IP_Rohingya_case_study_web

2021

This study explores issues related to participation and inclusion in the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar (see Box 1). It examines whether and how Rohingya refugees are involved in decisions that affect their lives, the mechanisms through which this happens, and the link between these dynamics and a more inclusive response. It forms part of a wider project by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at ODI examining inclusion and exclusion in humanitarian action.

It’s Happening to Our Men as Well: Sexual Violence Against Rohingya Men and Boys

2018

This report of the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) provides an exploratory qualitative study result to examine the nature and characteristics of sexual violence perpetrated against Rohingya men and boys in Myanmar and in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh, and to evaluate male survivors’ access to services in Bangladesh. The study also probed intersections with violence against Rohingya women and girls. In July 2018, two WRC researchers undertook fieldwork in four sections of Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh. Methods included key informant interviews with 45 humanitarian responders and human rights experts and 21 focus groups with 109 refugees, including adolescent boys and girls, young men, men and women, older men, and men with physical and intellectual disabilities. Data were coded and analyzed thematically using NVivo 12, a qualitative data management software. The University of New South Wales granted ethics approval for this study.

Joint Participatory Child Protection Assessment with Rohingya Adolescents

2021

This research presents the needs of adolescent refugee girls and boys, to generate detailed, qualitative data on the perspectives of adolescent Rohingya children in order to inform inter-agency child protection programme design and implementation. The assessment of the paper focused on: child protection risks affecting adolescents, knowledge, attitudes, and practices amongst adolescents when seeking help for children, protection concerns; and existing child protection services for adolescents. From 6th-14th December 2018, a collaborative participatory approach was used during the research design phase.

Minimum Operating Standards - Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by own Personnel (MOS‐PSEA)

2017

To provide protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) by own personnel the compliance with a set of Minimum Operating Standards for PSEA (MOS‐PSEA) is required. The MOS‐PSEA are modelled after the well‐known Minimum Operating Security Standards for Staff Safety (or MOSS) compliance mechanism, which is mandatory for the UN System to ensure there is a common set of requirements that all agencies follow in order to ensure staff safety.

Overview of services available to victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in Bangladesh

2020

In this report the Office of the Victims’ Rights Advocate stated the absence of dedicated services or funds to support victims of sexual exploitation and abuse and suggested that an assessment of the need for such services be undertaken. United Nations entities participating in the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar have established pathways to refer victims of sexual exploitation and abuse to the existing services that are available to GBV victims/survivors and have mapped service providers available for cases of GBV. This report present the needs for more assistance and support to victims of sexual exploitation and abuse focused on the humanitarian operations in Cox’s Bazar where United Nations entities provide assistance directly to victims of sexual exploitation and abuse, in addition to referring victims to services provided by implementing partners to help victims/survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).

PSEA Animation Video

2020

This is a video document animation in Rohingya language (with English subtitles) to support the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) in refugee camps in Bangladesh. The video was produced in consultation with communities and will be broadcasted across all 34 camps as part of regular PSEA awareness raising activities.

PSEA Network - Covid-19 Tip Sheet

2021

This strategy and action plan focus on one of the primary activities of the Cox’s Bazar ISCG PSEA Network, which is to design a collective strategy to ensure that the humanitarian community enacts SEA prevention measures, provides timely assistance to survivors, and refers all allegations to the relevant investigation unit for follow up. And help to responding to the risks of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by humanitarian aid workers (SEA) can occur in any humanitarian or development context, and is a particular risk in emergency contexts characterized by violence, gross power imbalance, mass displacement, restricted access, and dismantled family and societal structures.

PSEA Training কোনো অজুহাতে নির্যাতন নয়

2020

This video document illustrates the Inter-Agency Standing Committee's six core principles of PSEA to support the effort towards eliminating Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).

Protection From Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Network Strategy and Action Plan 2021 Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

2021

Protection From Sexual Exploitation And Abuse (PSEA) -Bangladesh - Cox’s Bazar Strategy and Action Plan 2018 – 2019 drafted by UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF based upon consultations with the PSEA Task Force and Senior Coordinator, Rohingya Refugee Response. Discussed and endorsed at the Heads of Sub Office Group Meeting on 10 June and HOSOG comments incorporated subsequently on 18 June 2018. This Strategy and Action Plan intends to support a collective strategy to ensure that the humanitarian community enacts SEA prevention measures, provides timely assistance to survivors, and refers all allegations to the relevant investigation unit for follow-up to respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Protection Mainstreaming Guidance Note Cox’s Bazar Protection Sector, November 2020

2020

This documents is for Mainstreaming protection to ensures the protective impact of aid programming maximized by incorporating protection principles into aid delivery, humanitarian actors in Cox’s Bazar can ensure that their activities target the most vulnerable, enhance safety, dignity, and promote and protect the rights of refugees without contributing to or perpetuating discrimination, abuse, violence, neglect and exploitation. It is a way of designing and implementing all programs so that protection risks and potential violations are taken into consideration. To mainstream protection, actors need to understand who is at risk, from what or whom, and why, and the consequences their actions or inaction may have on the threats people experience and their vulnerability and capacity vis-à-vis these threats. This includes knowing how and where to refer to people in need of specialized support to prevent or recover from violence and exploitation, as well as understanding when, how, and to whom to refer to specialized protection issues.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)

2021

This video document illustrates the Inter-Agency Standing Committee's six core principles of PSEA to support the effort towards eliminating Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) - Statement from the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh

2017

Protection From Sexual Exploitation And Abuse (PSEA) -Bangladesh - Cox’s Bazar Strategy and Action Plan 2018 – 2019 drafted by UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF based upon consultations with the PSEA Task Force and Senior Coordinator, Rohingya Refugee Response. Discussed and endorsed at the Heads of Sub Office Group Meeting on 10 June and HOSOG comments incorporated subsequently on 18 June 2018. This Strategy and Action Plan intends to support a collective strategy to ensure that the humanitarian community enacts SEA prevention measures, provides timely assistance to survivors, and refers all allegations to the relevant investigation unit for follow-up to respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Network in Rohingya Response [English]

2020

This is a video document presentation by Elisa Cappelletti, Rohingya Response ISCG Cox's Bazar PSEA Network Coordinato on Spread of #coronavirus #COVID19 can increase vulnerabilities of Rohingya and host communities, and exacerbate risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. It also highlights how to ensure communities can report wrongdoings and get the necessary support.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Action Brief 1: Safe reporting and follow up on SEA incidents

2021

Protection From Sexual Exploitation And Abuse (PSEA) -Bangladesh - Cox’s Bazar Strategy and Action Plan 2018 – 2019 drafted by UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF based upon consultations with the PSEA Task Force and Senior Coordinator, Rohingya Refugee Response. Discussed and endorsed at the Heads of Sub Office Group Meeting on 10 June and HOSOG comments incorporated subsequently on 18 June 2018. This Strategy and Action Plan intends to support a collective strategy to ensure that the humanitarian community enacts SEA prevention measures, provides timely assistance to survivors, and refers all allegations to the relevant investigation unit for follow-up to respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Recommendation to operationalize commitments made by CXB #EndGBVTogether Champions

2021

The report is an output of Round table discussion on Collective Responsibility to End GBV Together on the perspective of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis. A round table discussion meeting was held at the Sayeman Beach Resort, Cox's Bazar on 06 December, 2021. The officials, representatives of MOWCA, ISCG, UNFPA, UNHCR, UN Women, WHO, UNICEF discussed on the topic Collective Responsibility to End GBV Together and a brief summary of the issues agreed upon, especially by the sector coordinators which summarise as Recommendation to operationalize commitments made by Cox’s Bazar End GBV Together Champions.

Referral Pathway in Camp and host community

2021

Some tools have develop Get the latest referral pathways from the GBV focal point at various risky locations from limited access in the internet to respond on GBV at Rohingya Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar.

Rohingya Refugee Response Gender Analysis: Recognizing and responding to gender inequalities

2018

The research was led by Oxfam in partnership with Action Against Hunger and Save the Children, and produced with analysis, comments and recommendations from CARE, UNHCR, the Inter Sector Coordination Group and UN Women. This report describes the research that was conducted to identify the needs, vulnerabilities, risks and concerns of Rohingya refugee and host community women, girls, men and boys in Cox's Bazar, as well as the skills and opportunities on which they can build. The analysis shows various gaps in the humanitarian response for both communities, especially in terms of accountability, communication with affected communities and disaster preparedness, but also in equitable access to services, in particular for women and girls, and especially for the Rohingya community. The report presents a range of recommendations for agencies responding to the crisis, including on water, sanitation and hygiene; menstrual hygiene management; food security and nutrition; livelihoods; gender-based violence; community and household power structures; women's and girls' leadership; unpaid care work; coping strategies; and community cohesion, among others.

Rohingya refugee crisis (Folder)

2019

This document summarizes what is known of the Rohingya experience and the humanitarian response as there has been an enormous humanitarian response by the Bangladesh government, local Bangladeshi groups, and the international sector. As a significant number of Rohingya women fleeing Myanmar experienced sexual violence. Gender-Based Violence facing displaced vulnerable refugee populations especially women and children. Rohingya women continue to be vulnerable to GenderBased Violence within the Bangladesh refugee camps.

Social ecological approach

2021

Main purpose of the paper is to identify post-sexual violence service utilization which is often poor in humanitarian settings and Little is known about the service uptake barriers facing male survivors specifically. It identified eleven key barriers and situated them within a social ecological framework to describe impediments at the policy, community (inter-organizational), organizational, interpersonal, and individual levels. Then it presents a social ecological framework which allows better understanding of the multifaceted ways that the barriers facing male survivors operate and reinforce one another, and may be useful to inform efforts promoting service uptake. Additional research is warranted in other refugee settings.

Standard Operating Procedure on SEA Complaint Referral in Cox’s Bazar

2020

These Procedures on SEA Complaint Referral in Cox’s Bazar” (“CXB SOPs”) define the pathways SEA complaints will follow from receipt through investigation and follow-up and outline the roles of the various actors involved. Both the roles and pathways are in line with the Global Standard Operating Procedures on Inter-Agency in Community-Based Complaint Mechanisms, endorsed by the IASC Principals in June 2016, and reflect the numerous commitments made by agencies to actively engage in Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (“PSEA”).

Statement of Commitment on Eliminating Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN and Non-UN Personnel

2011

This is a commitment statement and agreement made by UN and non-UN entities, to re-affirm their determination to prevent future acts of sexual exploitation and abuse by their personnel.

Synthesis of Rohingya Response Evaluations of IOM, UNICEF and UNHCR

2019

This report was jointly commissioned by the respective Evaluation Services of UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF and conducted by independent consultants: Lewis Sida and Ed Schenkenberg. The purpose of this evaluation synthesis is to provide a consolidated picture of the response of the three United Nations actors and to draw lessons learned, which should inform future efforts both for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and for other refugee and humanitarian responses worldwide. The synthesis report summarizes the inter-agency emergency response to date, identifies commonalities and differences, and consolidates conclusions and recommendations. There are elements in all three evaluation reports that touch on collective action, and comparing these reports give a wider and deeper look at the response to the three agencies collectively provide, the leadership responsibilities of all three and the unique legal mandate of UNHCR.

The Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) MANIFESTO

2019

This Manifesto was made for Strengthening Accountability through Communication and Community Engagement. It outlines the Communication with Communities Working Group’s (CwC WG) broad strategy and operational directions towards promoting and strengthening Accountability to Affected Population in the Rohingya Refugee Response, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. It is drawn up within the Accountability sub-group1 under CwC Working Group and with further consultation with members of the group as well as with a range of other stakeholders including sectors, working groups, UN, INGO, NGOs etc. As an operational guideline, it is a living document, intended to be regularly updated as the situation evolves.

Training module: Inter-Agency Awareness-Raising Session on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

2021

This training module consists of 8 documents in the form Word document, PDF, and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations designed primarily to train staff and volunteers dedicated for the Prevention of Violence Against Women in the Rohingya Camp, Coxs Bazar.

UNICEF undertook a separate, specific evaluation on its global work in prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in 2018, in which Bangladesh was a case study

2021

In this document UNICEF undertook a separate, specific evaluation on its global work in prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in 2018, in which Bangladesh was a case study. Its main objectives is to play a strong supporting role in communication for development (C4D) interventions as well as community engagement and accountability to the affected population in responding to provide life-saving assistance and protection to the newly arrived Rohingya children and their families, also taking a lead role in health; nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); child protection; and education – areas that are fundamental to the survival, protection and wellbeing of the refugee community.

Voices on disruption: Are affected communities sharing honest feedback?

2021

This video clip published by ALNAP, a part of 2021 ALNAP Meeting's Voices on disruption series– features Hannah Miles from Ground Truth Solutions explaining what they have learned from surveying Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar.