Oxfam crisis deepens as Haiti demands accused sex abusers be indentified
Oxfam has been warned that it could lose over 32 million euros of European funding over a sexual misconduct scandal.
The British charity has been accused of failing to respond adequately to past allegations that some of its aid workers paid for sex in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
The charity's deputy chief executive, Penny Lawrence, who joined Oxfam in 2006 as international programmes director resigned yesterday.
The European Commission has given its reaction.
"We take a zero tolerance approach to any allegations of misconduct by organisations that receive our funding. We expect Oxfam to fully clarify the allegations with maximum transparency as a matter of urgency," said the NGOs' spokesperson at the European Commission, Maja Kocijancic.
Some Oxfam staff allegedly exploited vulnerable girls and used prostitutes while serving in Haiti. Its government has called for the workers at the centre of the scandal to be identified and prosecuted.
Haiti's UK ambassador says legal action is being considered.