PAHO's Code of Ethical Principles and Conduct

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III. CREATING A CULTURE OF COMPLIANCEAND PREVENTIONA. PAHO’S PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIESThe privileges and immunities accorded the Organization by its Member States areintended not for your personal benefit, but to safeguard the independent exercise of yourofficial functions in connection with the Organization. Accordingly, the Organizationhas the right to waive the immunity of any staff member in any case where, in its opinion,the immunity would impede the course of justice and such immunity can be waivedwithout prejudice to the interests of the Organization.B. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONSAll Staff Members and Individuals Employed in PAHOIf you work for PAHO, you must:• Sign and submit the Code’s Acknowledgment and Agreement Form (Appendix 1)to the Ethics Officer;• Follow applicable rules and regulations and maintain the political neutrality ofinternational public service;• Give honest and impartial advice and make that information available to adecision maker;• Ensure proper, effective and efficient use of the Organization’s resources;• Ensure transparency while respecting the obligation to maintain confidentiality;• Perform your duties and arrange your private affairs so that confidence and trustin the integrity, objectivity and impartiality of PAHO are conserved andenhanced;• Avoid even the appearance of impropriety in all your actions, conduct, anddecisions;• While fulfilling your official duties and responsibilities, make decisions that are inthe best interests of the Organization and based on objective criteria;• Encourage, advocate and promote appropriate conduct and ethical behavior in theworkplace, and implement, monitor, and enforce PAHO’s Code and relatedpolicies in your own day-to-day work;PAHO INTEGRITY HELPLINE 1 - 888 - 448 - 4715 10
• Encourage PAHO’s partners to review this Code and to join PAHO in upholdingit;• Acknowledge that any person who wants to raise issues related to this Code hasthe right to do so and may approach any ICMS ethics resource without firstdiscussing the matter with his or her supervisor or manager. Managers and Supervisors in PAHOIf you are a manager or a supervisor you must also:• Uphold this Code and ensure you exhibit the highest level of ethical conduct at alltimes;• Be familiar with this Code and be able to explain to your staff their rights,responsibilities and obligations;• Encourage and allow your staff to participate in training activities sponsored bythe Organization on ethical issues; and• Handle confidentially and expeditiously any reported violation of this Code thatmay be brought to your attention, and ensure that others act accordingly. The OrganizationFor its part, the Organization must:• Provide staff with a copy of this Code and advise that they are required to read,understand and adhere to the Code as part of their employment contract with theOrganization;• Brief new staff on the Code during orientation sessions and provide current staffwith initial and recurrent training opportunities regarding the Organization’sethical standards;• Handle in confidence all reported violations of the Code;• Take timely action to investigate and respond to reported violations;• Take appropriate administrative or disciplinary measures in response to violationsof the Code;• Ensure that anyone who reports a suspected violations of the Code is not subjectto retaliation;PAHO INTEGRITY HELPLINE 1 - 888 - 448 - 4715 11
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