Code of Conduct for All Staff, Board Members and Volunteers.

Below are those Code of Conduct for All Staff, Board Members and Volunteers launched by UNHCR in association with Nepal Government where specially young people and children are involved as well as their related projects and programs.Everyone should read and follow below instructions strictly and if anybody go against the rules and regulations, then they will be highly penalized or even jailed. If anybody have any issue regarding these codes of conduct, please feel free to ask with us.


Don’ts:

• Staff, board members and volunteers should not spend unnecessary amounts of time alone with children, away from others. Meetings with individual children should be avoided or take place within sight of others. If privacy is needed, the door should remain open and other staff members or volunteers should be aware of the meeting. 

• Staff and volunteers are advised not to make unnecessary physical contact with children. 

• However, there may be occasions when physical contact is unavoidable, such as providing comfort at times of distress, or physical support in sports or a something similar. In all such cases contact should only take place with the consent of the child. 

• Staff and volunteers should not meet children outside of organized activities.

• Initiate or engage in sexually provocative conversations or activity. 
• Allow the use of inappropriate language to go unchallenged. 
  
• Do things of a personal nature for children that they can do themselves. 
  
• Make promises to keep any disclosure confidential from relevant authorities. 
  
• Staff or volunteers should not show favoritism to any one child, nor should they issue or threaten any form of physical punishment. 
  

Do's:

• Staff and volunteers must respect children's rights to privacy and encourage children and adults to feel comfortable enough to report attitudes or behaviors they do not like.
• Staff and volunteers must refrain from consuming alcohol and smoking in the presence of children.
  
• All staff and volunteers should be aware of the procedures for reporting concerns or incidents, and should familiarize themselves with the contact details of the designated persons.
  
• If a member of staff or volunteer finds himself or herself the subject of inappropriate affection or attention from a child, they should make others aware of this.
  
• If a member of staff or volunteer has any concerns relating to the welfare of a child in their care, be it concerns about actions/behaviors of another staff member or volunteer or concerns based on any conversation with the child, particularly where the child makes 
  
• An allegation, they should report this to a designated person.