Report a case of exploitation and abuse

Please find below prevention tools on human exploitation and trafficking, including useful tips and contacts, for asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection. These documents are available in several foreign languages.


For access to all documents, posters and leaflets, in all languages, click here.

Protect yourself and your family from exploitation and trafficking (Anglais)

Protégez-vous et votre famille contre l’exploitation et la traite (French)

(Arabic) إحم نفسك وعائلتك من الاستغلال والإتجار بالبشر

(Pachto) خپل ځان او خپله کورنۍ مو له ناوړېاستفادې او قاچاق څخه وژغورئ

(Dari) استفاده جوی و قاچاق انساني محافظت کنیداز خود و از خانواده تان در مقابل هر نوع

নি জে কে এবং নি জে র পরি বা রে র সদস্য দে র শো ষণ এবং পা চা রে র হা ত থে কে রক্ষা করুন। (Bengali)

சுரண்டல் மற்றும் கடத்தலுக்கு எதி ரா க உங்களை யும் உங்கள் குடும்பத்தை யும் பா துகா க்குங்கள் (Tamil)

Mbroni veten dhe familjen tuaj nga shfrytëzimi dhe nga trafikimi i qenieve njerëzore (Albanian)

Protejați-vă pe dumneavoastră și familia dumneavoastră împotriva exploatării și a traficului de persoane (Romanian)

Захистть себе та свою родину вд загроз експлуатацї й торгвл людьми (Ukrainian)

Защитите себя и свою семью от угроз эксплуатации и торговли людьми (Russian)


How do I report sexual exploitation and abuse by UNHCR, UN or NGO staff?

What is sexual exploitation? Sexual exploitation is the act of abusing or attempting to abuse a state of vulnerability, an unequal balance of power or a relationship of trust for sexual purposes.

What is sexual abuse? Sexual abuse is any sexual assault committed with force, coercion or faciliated by an unequal balance of power, the threat of such an attack also constituting sexual abuse.

Sexual exploitation and sexual abuse are unacceptable and prohibited behaviors for all UN personnel and NGO partners.

If you are aware of or have concerns or suspicions of possible misconduct in relation to UNHCR, please report it directly to the Inspector General’s Office (IGO) at UNHCR Headquarters:

  • Email : [email protected]
  • Confidential fax : +41 22 739 7380
  • Postal address : UNHCR, 94 Rue de Montbrillant, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland

Your report will be treated with discretion and will remain strictly confidential. For more information, please see this page.