Global development Desmond Tutu resigns as Oxfam ambassador over 'immorality' claims Archbishop ‘deeply disappointed’ by charity’s sex scandal, amid fresh turmoil as Oxfam admits it rehired worker previously sacked over misconduct in Haiti Archbishop Desmond Tutu said he was ‘saddened by the impact of the allegations on the many thousands of good people who have supported Oxfam’s righteous work’. Photograph: Gallo Images/Getty ImagesArchbishop Desmond Tutu has resigned as an ambassador for Oxfam, saying he is “deeply disappointed” about the charity’s sex scandal. Tutu said in a statement that he had decided to resign following allegations of “immorality and possible criminality” at Oxfam. In a statement, Tutu’s office said: “Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has supported Oxfam International’s good work for many years, most recently as one of its global ambassadors. “The archbishop is deeply disappointed by allegations of immorality and possible criminality involving humanitarian workers linked to the charity.

Source: The Guardian February 15, 2018 16:21 UTC