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FCDO halts funding to Oxfam following allegations of sexual misconduct

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Published on: 09 April 2021

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LNB News 09/04/2021

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Issue Date: 09 April 2021

Published Date: 09 April 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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In communications with stakeholders, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) confirmed that aid funding to Oxfam will be halted amid claims of sexual misconduct by the charity. An FCDO spokesperson said: ‘All organisations bidding for UK aid must meet the high standards of safeguarding required to keep the people they work with safe. Given the most recent reports which call into question Oxfam's ability to meet those standards, we will not consider any new funding to Oxfam until the issues have been resolved.’

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