Photo: ReutersThe deputy head of Oxfam resigned on Monday (local time) over what she said was the British charity's failure to adequately respond to past allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff in Haiti and Chad. The Times newspaper reported on Friday that some staff who were in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake there had paid for sex with prostitutes. Reuters was unable to reach any of the Oxfam staff who worked in Haiti at the time. In its last financial year Oxfam received 32 million pounds ($NZ61 million) from Britain's aid ministry, about 8% of its overall income. For a sex scandal to hit such a high-profile brand, it risks affecting the wider British charity sector.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 12, 2018 20:48 UTC