Save the Children officially warned by regulator over staff put at risk in Yemen

A major international aid charity has received a formal regulatory warning following a two-year investigation into serious management failures and misconduct at its Yemen office. The probe was triggered by the death of the office’s safety and security director after his detention by Yemeni authorities in late 2023. The Charity Commission found systemic risks that endangered staff operating in a high-threat environment. The warning marks a rare intervention by regulators over safety and governance lapses in humanitarian work.

Warning from Charity Commission for England and Wales concludes two-year investigation after death of Hisham al-Hakimi in October 2023The international aid charity Save the Children has been issued with an official regulatory warning over management failures and misconduct that put staff at its Yemen office at serious risk.The warning concluded a two-year investigation by the Charity Commission for England and Wales into the running of the office after the death of its safety and security director, Hisham al-Hakimi, in October 2023 after he was detained by the Yemeni authorities. Continue reading...