PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSEA) - A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND TOOLKIT FOR UNICEF AND PARTNERS - January 2024

Sep 27, 2026

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Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) presents a practical guide and toolkit for UNICEF and partners, providing organizational self-assessment, core foundations, prevention approaches, reporting pathways, assistance measures, and investigation guidance. The second edition (January 2024) supersedes the 2020 version and includes acknowledgments, a comprehensive glossary, and a set of standardized terms and abbreviations. It also clarifies that the photographs in the toolkit do not depict victims or survivors, supporting responsible understanding and implementation of PSEA requirements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages91

Reading Time3 h 49 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Organizational self-assessment

Foundations

Prevention

Reporting

Assistance

Investigation

Toolkit

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Glossary

PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSEA): A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND TOOLKIT FOR UNICEF AND PARTNERS SECOND EDITION JANUARY 2024 PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA): A Practical Guide and Toolkit for UNICEF and Partners January 2024 © United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 2024 No permission is necessary to reproduce excerpts from this publication provided that proper credits are given . UNICEF Programme Group 3 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017, USA Tel: +1 (212) 326-7000 United Nations Children’s Fund, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA): A Practical Guide and Toolkit for UNICEF and Partners, UNICEF, New York, 2024 Cover Photo Credits: © UNICEF/UNI424645/Mohamdeen The photographs seen in this Toolkit do not depict victims/survivors of sexual exploitation or abuse. PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSEA): A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND TOOLKIT FOR UNICEF AND PARTNERS JANUARY 2024 PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE | CONTENTS | INTRODUCTION | ORGANIZATIONAL SELF-ASSESSMENT | FOUNDATIONS | PREVENTION | REPORTING | ASSISTANCE | INVESTIGATION | TOOLKIT | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | Acknowledgments This Toolkit was developed by the UNICEF Child Protection team, based in the Programme Group at New York Headquarters, in close collaboration with UNICEF Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring. This second edition of the Toolkit and related guidance supersede the earlier version released in 2020. We gratefully acknowledge Yvonne Kemper, who prepared the original version that substantially informed this updated toolkit. This toolkit was further developed by Katherine Wepplo, Ivana Chapčáková, Claire Petit, and Emeline Tacheau. Additionally, we extend our thanks to the numerous colleagues from UNICEF country and regional offices, as well as headquarters, who reviewed this toolkit and provided inputs including Amanda Aikman, Hana Hubana, Silvia Trevisani, Sinéad Murray, Mariam Sy, Hinda Mohamed Ali, Ernest Lukumwena Kalala, Hanadi Alqaryouti, Rebecca Dempster, Yihong Zhang, and interagency partners from the Implementing Partner Protocol Working Group. Thanks also to all partners and colleagues who provided inputsin the first version including Fitsum Asefa, Daniela Baro, Andrew Brooks, Frankie Chen, Ndeye Marie Diop, Ana Catalina Fernandez Rojas, Rachel Harvey, Miles Hastie, Christine Heckman, Tasha Gill, Sunita Joergensen, Emilie Minnick and Cornelius Williams as well as ChildFund, ICVA, IOM, InterAction, OCHA, Oxfam, Save the Children, UNFPA, UN Office of the Special Coordinator, UNHCR, and WFP. Copy editing: ProseWorks Design and production: Big Yellow Taxi, Inc. Abbreviations | CBCM | Community-Based Complaint Mechanism | | --- | --- | | CHS | Core Humanitarian Standard | | CCC | Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action | | CP | Child Protection | | CSO | Civil Society Organization | | GBV | Gender-Based Violence | | HR | Human Resources | | IASC | Inter-Agency Standing Committee (United Nations) | | NGO | Non-Governmental Organization | | OIAI | Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (UNICEF) | | OCHA | Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (United Nations) | | PCA | Partnership Cooperation Agreement | | PSEA | Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse | | PSEAH | Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment | | MOS-PSEA | Minimum Operating Standards for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (Inter-Agency Standing Committee) | | RSH | Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub | | SEA | Sexual Exploitation and Abuse | | SOP | Standard Operating Procedure | | UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund | | UNPP | United Nations Partner Portal | 2 PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE (PSEA): A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND TOOLKIT FOR UNICEF AND PARTNERS | CONTENTS | INTRODUCTI

FAQs

What is the purpose of the PSEA practical guide and toolkit for UNICEF and partners?

It provides practical guidance and tools to help UNICEF and implementing partners prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse through prevention, reporting, assistance, and investigation processes.

What edition is covered and what does it replace?

The document is the second edition, dated January 2024, and it supersedes the earlier version released in 2020.

Does the toolkit include images of victims or survivors?

No. The photographs included do not depict victims or survivors of sexual exploitation or abuse.

Sep 27, 2026

Uploaded by Franzy