CURRENT AFFAIRS

2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Oxfam has been accused of negligence for the way it handled claims f sexual misconduct by their workers. There have been claims that staff used prostitutes in several places around the World. Meanwhile, Oxfam as now announced new measures for the prevention and handling of sexual abuse cases. What is Oxfam?
A
a Medical Company (TV)
B
a pharmaceutical company
C
an NGO (an aid organization)
D
a global internet provider
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Current and former Oxfam staff made allegations of sexual exploitation, bullying, fraud and nepotism against 11 people in a letter send to the charity’s leadership in February, the paper said.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oxfam has suspended two staff members over accusations of sexual misconduct in the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent years, the British charity said on Friday, months after commissioning a broader investigation into abuse claims in the central African nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oxfam was hit by a scandal in 2018 involving its aid workers in Haiti. The charity was accused of covering up the use of prostitutes by some members of staff who were in the country following the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Detailed explanation-4: -Oxfam has reopened an investigation into allegations that a teenage volunteer in one of its shops was sexually exploited by her male manager. The woman says that when she reported the incident to the charity’s safeguarding team she was advised not to involve the police because that would delay an internal inquiry.

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