Summary
Oxfam has neither confirmed nor denied the specific accounts reported in the media but has said an internal investigation in 2011 confirmed sexual misconduct occurred and it has apologized.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu also said that he will no longer be a global ambassador for the British-based aid organization Oxfam after the allegations.
Actress Minnie Driver and Senegalese musician Baaba Maal also have quit as celebrity ambassadors for Oxfam following its response to a sex abuse scandal in Haiti after its 2010 earthquake.
The scandal over sexual abuse in the foreign aid industry spread Wednesday as French group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) revealed it had fired 19 staff last year for harassment or abuse.
The scandal has now thrown into question British government funding for Oxfam, which stood at around £32 million ($44 million) last year.
An Oxfam spokeswoman said the aid agency had received 1,270 cancelations of donations by direct debit between Saturday and Monday – compared to a normal monthly average of 600 .
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