CHS 2024 PSEAH Index
The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) sets out the essential elements of principled, accountable, and high-quality aid. Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH) is central to this, and guidance on how organisations should prevent and respond to allegations of sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment is woven throughout the Standard.
The CHS PSEAH Index is designed to help organisations verifying their performance against the CHS to determine whether they have the policies and practices in place to protect their staff and people in vulnerable situations. It has been updated to align with the latest version of the CHS 2024, and is fully grounded in the CHS Verification Framework and Guide, ensuring consistency across all verification tools.
The updated requirements have been mapped against all other sector-wide PSEAH standards, including the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) PSEA Minimum Operating Standards (MOS), the United Nations Implementing Partner PSEA Capacity Assessment, proposed indicators from the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN), the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) due diligence for Safeguarding, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Recommendations on Ending Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment.