Safeguarding Policy

As guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child  and relevant national laws, the PHRC defines a child in this policy as any individual under the age of 18 years.

According to Article 1 under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), “A child’s best interests are of paramount importance in every matter concerning the child.”  The PHRC has a moral and legal obligation to ensure that all children and youth receiving services are protected as best as can be while being served by the PHRC. This Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP) has been developed in the best interests of children (including youth under 18 years of age) who are in contact with PHRC team members. 

The aim of the policy is to promote good practice, providing children with appropriate safety and protection whilst in the care of the PHRC and to allow staff and volunteers to make informed and confident responses to specific child protection issues. The PHRC is committed to safeguarding children to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of any harm. This policy intends to offer a framework for the protection of children being served by the PHRC.

The PHRC supports the rights and welfare of its entire staff. Through this policy, we seek to create a safe and respectful workplace that promotes the rights and safety of all that engage in it. This includes ensuring that the rights of staff members are upheld. This policy applies to all Palestine Humanitarian Response Center staff, directors of the board, volunteers, independent contractors (referred throughout this policy as PHRC staff, volunteers or others to whom this policy is applicable) or other people who come into contact with children receiving services through the various programmatic interventions.

- Child Safeguarding Policy of Stichting PHRC
- سياسة حماية الأطفال لمؤسسة استجابة فلسطين الإنسانية