As per CAFI's Manual of Operations, retaliation against individuals who have, in good faith, properly reported allegations of misconduct, or who have cooperated with a duly authorized audit or investigation, is strictly prohibited. Such retaliation violates the fundamental obligation of CAFI partners to uphold the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity as required under the Terms of Reference of the CAFI Trust Fund and legal agreements.
In order to protect whistle-blowers, the CAFI Secretariat informs the complainant of the process (described in Annex 2 of its Manual of Operations) at the beginning of the process that he/she can request confidentiality that cannot be refused.
List of whistleblower protection policies and procedures of CAFI's implementing organizations
- AFD's complaints mechanism specifies that confidentiality is guaranteed for people who request it.
- Enabel's Integrity desk recalls that Enabel shall not tolerate retaliation against staff members or other parties who, in good faith, have expressed concerns or who have helped with investigations.
- FAO has a dedicated whistleblower protection policy.
- JICA's Anti corruption guidance refers to the country's Whistleblower Protection Act of 2004.
- GIZ's complaints mechanism page.
- The United Nations Circular on protection against retaliation for reporting misconduct and cooperating with audits or evaluations applies to UN Fund and Programmes including UN-Habitat, UNDP and UNFPA. UNDP also has a specific policy for protection against retaliation that builds on its policy against fraud and other corrupt practices and UNFPA a policy about protection from retaliation.
- The World Bank's grievance redress mechanism specifies that complainant’s identity will not be shared with any other World Bank staff or any external person without the complainant’s written authorization.