Sexual Assault and Humanitarian Workers Project

This study examines the issue of sexual assault against humanitarian and development aid workers to document and analyze:

  • how agencies understand and respond to the risk of sexual assault against workers;
  • the circumstances surrounding sexual assault;
  • perpetrators and victims/survivors;
  • and institutional systems in place for prevention and response.

The study’s goal is to contribute knowledge to the prevention of and response to sexual assault against aid workers.

STOP the Sexual Assault Against Humanitarian and Development Aid Workers
May 2017

This video describes the findings from the STOP the Sexual Assault Against Humanitarian and Development Aid Workers study.

Phoebe Donnelly discusses sexual assault in the aid sector on Korean Radio
March 2018

Phoebe Donnelly discusses sexual assault in the aid sector on the Korean radio show, Morning Waves in Busan, February 26, 2018. She discusses the recent scandal and findings from the...