UNICEF's List of
Prohibited Behaviours
%X Economically exploiting children, engaging a child as a household servant or
engaging them in work that is likely to interfere with their education or otherwise
negalively affect their development.
Sexually exploiting children such as by procuring sexual favours from him/her or
engaging in acts associated with child sexual abuse materials (child pornography).
Personnel are prohibited from deliberately exposing a child to a sexual activity or
material, for purposes related to sexual gratification of an adult.
Engaging in sexual activity with children.
> Entering into marriage or a similar union with a child.
x Engng in corporal punishment against a child or physical violence against any
children.
Verbally or emotionally abusing children or subjecting them to other degrading or
humiliating language or treatment.
x iF Hecimginediiganty treating children as the parent, legal guardian or caregiver
of the child.
> Exposing children to domestic violence or deliberately exposing them to extreme
violence or cruelty.
Engaging in practices harmful to children, such as female genital
mutilation/cutting, amputations, pines scarring, burning, branding, violent or
degrading initiation rites, forced or early marriage.
Facilitating children’s participation in illegal activities or exposing children to
situations that may foreseeably and unreasonably endanger them.
Attempting, soliciting, encouraging, or assisting in any of the previously described
prohibitions
Source: UNICEF Child Safeguarding Personnel Standards (2019)