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| Oxfam sex scandal: Haiti suspends charity's operations | Oxfam sex scandal: Haiti suspends charity's operations |
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| Haiti has suspended Oxfam GB operations, as it investigates claims of sexual misconduct by charity staff after the 2010 earthquake. | |
| The country's minister of planning and external cooperation said Oxfam made a "serious error" by failing to inform Haitian authorities of the allegations. | The country's minister of planning and external cooperation said Oxfam made a "serious error" by failing to inform Haitian authorities of the allegations. |
| Aviol Fleurant said a decision on the charity's right to operate in Haiti would be made in about two months. | Aviol Fleurant said a decision on the charity's right to operate in Haiti would be made in about two months. |
| Oxfam says it will improve its global safeguarding policies and practices. | |
| In a statement, the charity said its executives met government officials in Haiti on Thursday and were committed to cooperating with the investigation. | |
| It said it would establish an independent commission into the events and put more staff and resources into its safeguarding teams. | |
| Oxfam added that staff attached to its Italy, Spain and Quebec branches will continue working on projects in Haiti but it was anticipated the temporary suspension will have a "significant impact" on their work. | |
| Oxfam also reiterated its earlier apology to the people of Haiti. | |
| Oxfam GB chief executive Mark Goldring told MPs earlier this week he was sorry for damage done to the people of Haiti and to the wider efforts of aid workers. | Oxfam GB chief executive Mark Goldring told MPs earlier this week he was sorry for damage done to the people of Haiti and to the wider efforts of aid workers. |
| Seven Oxfam members of staff left the charity in 2011 following the organisation's own investigation into whether staff hired prostitutes while working overseas. | Seven Oxfam members of staff left the charity in 2011 following the organisation's own investigation into whether staff hired prostitutes while working overseas. |
| Oxfam denied a cover-up but its handling of the scandal, first reported in The Times earlier this month, is being investigated by the Charity Commission. | Oxfam denied a cover-up but its handling of the scandal, first reported in The Times earlier this month, is being investigated by the Charity Commission. |
| Mr Goldring said 26 claims of recent and historical sexual misconduct involving Oxfam staff have been made since the scandal broke - 16 of them outside the UK. | Mr Goldring said 26 claims of recent and historical sexual misconduct involving Oxfam staff have been made since the scandal broke - 16 of them outside the UK. |