Preventing and responding to sexual misconduct WHO‘s three-year strategy 2023-2025 - Accountability framework

Overview

From 2021 to 2022, WHO’s management Response Plan committed to developing a detailed accountability framework for the prevention of and response to sexual misconduct (PRS). The draft framework drew from findings and recommendations of several external reports and reviews, which underscored the need for accountabilities in relation to the prevention of and response to sexual misconduct, including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) to be clearly defined and widely communicated.

The PRS Accountability Framework, which sits within the broader WHO accountability framework, seeks to contribute to WHO’s efforts to uphold expected standards of conduct and create a respectful and safe workplace, build trust across the Organization and with collaborators and partners, and contribute to a change in culture. Although many of the actions required for this to happen are the responsibility of multiple personnel across the Organization, the PRS Accountability Framework identifies and clarifies team and individual accountabilities, which contribute to safeguarding the people we serve and the people we work with against sexual misconduct.