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International Charity Oxfam Could Lose All UK Government Funding

The charity is facing a huge sexual misconduct scandal that came to light earlier in February.

International Charity Oxfam Could Lose All UK Government Funding
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The charity Oxfam is on the brink of losing all of its government funding.

The U.K.'s international development secretary is set to meet with charity leadership Monday following a sexual misconduct scandal that shook the organization last week.

An investigation by The Times alleges the charity covered up sexual misconduct by aid workers in Haiti. Among the alleged misconduct is paying sex workers and sexual abuse

U.K. officials have said that Oxfam needs to hand over all its information on the issue in order to not lose funding.