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Oxfam apologises to Haiti over sex allegations
Source: The Guardian
Oxfam apologises to Haiti over sex allegations
Meeting with Haitian minister comes as charity publishes report into scandal
Nicola Slawson
Mon 19 Feb 2018 21.36 GMT Last modified on Mon 19 Feb 2018 22.23 GMT
Oxfam has offered its “humblest apologies” to the Haitian government over allegations of sexual exploitation by its staff.
The chief executive of Oxfam GB, Mark Goldring, and the head of Oxfam International, Winnie Byanyima, have also requested an “official high-level meeting” with the government.
On Monday, two senior members of the charity’s leadership, Simon Ticehurst and Margalida Massot, met Haiti’s minister of planning and external cooperation to present the formal apology. The meeting was called by the minister to “begin clarifying the exact allegations and investigations” into the “abusive behaviours” of some Oxfam staff after the devastating earthquake in 2010 which killed thousands of people.
Ticehurst, who is the regional director for Latin America, said: “Oxfam is grateful to the Haitian government for allowing us the chance now to offer our humblest apologies and to begin explaining ourselves and start the long road ahead of re-establishing trust and partnership, given our 40-year history with Haiti and its citizens.
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Meeting with Haitian minister comes as charity publishes report into scandal
Nicola Slawson
Mon 19 Feb 2018 21.36 GMT Last modified on Mon 19 Feb 2018 22.23 GMT
Oxfam has offered its “humblest apologies” to the Haitian government over allegations of sexual exploitation by its staff.
The chief executive of Oxfam GB, Mark Goldring, and the head of Oxfam International, Winnie Byanyima, have also requested an “official high-level meeting” with the government.
On Monday, two senior members of the charity’s leadership, Simon Ticehurst and Margalida Massot, met Haiti’s minister of planning and external cooperation to present the formal apology. The meeting was called by the minister to “begin clarifying the exact allegations and investigations” into the “abusive behaviours” of some Oxfam staff after the devastating earthquake in 2010 which killed thousands of people.
Ticehurst, who is the regional director for Latin America, said: “Oxfam is grateful to the Haitian government for allowing us the chance now to offer our humblest apologies and to begin explaining ourselves and start the long road ahead of re-establishing trust and partnership, given our 40-year history with Haiti and its citizens.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/19/oxfam-apologises-to-haiti-over-sex-allegations
