Oxfam Oxfam warned it could lose European funding over scandal European commission may withhold £29m grant as charity faces statutory inquiry in UK Oxfam’s chief executive, Mark Goldring, and chair of trustees, Caroline Thomson, after a meeting with government ministers. Photograph: EPAOxfam could lose £29m in European funding because of its handling of sexual misconduct by senior staff in Haiti and Chad, officials in Brussels have said. The UK government, which provided £34m to Oxfam last year, is threatening to cut funding unless the charity can demonstrate “moral leadership”. “I’m shocked and horrified at what apparently Oxfam staff were doing in Haiti, exploiting some of the most vulnerable people, who were victims of unbelievable levels of poverty. The former international development secretary Priti Patel claimed the Oxfam scandal was the “tip of the iceberg”.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2018 12:23 UTC