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the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, warns uk charities that funding will be withdrawn — if they fail to co—operate with the authorities in cases of sexual exploitation by staff. the sector has got to step up in terms of tackling what is an industry that has been targeted by individuals. by paedophiles? yes, they are targeting us because of the chaos we work in. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslims. the damage caused by alcohol — a report warns of the major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. also in the next hour, great britain's andrew musgrave makes history at the winter olympics in pyeonchang, finishing seventh in the men's skiathlon — the best performance by a briton in an olympic cross—country event. meanwhile, in the arena, north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. and taxi by air. click looks ahead into the future of passenger travel. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. there's a warning today that charities will lose govern
the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, warns uk charities that funding will be withdrawn — if they fail to co—operate with the authorities in cases of sexual exploitation by staff. the sector has got to step up in terms of tackling what is an industry that has been targeted by individuals. by paedophiles? yes, they are targeting us because of the chaos we work in. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is holding talks in myanmar about the return of rohingya muslims. the...
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penny mordaunt, the secretary of state for international development, according toa international developmenta spokesperson in the department, has asked for a meeting, requested a meeting, with 0xfam's presumably chief executive and other senior members of the charity — what assurances do you think she should be looking for? well, i think she really needs to see exactly what did happen and was itjust a press release, how was that issued and what was the timeline and i think we need to get specifics about the timeline. i would need to get specifics about the timeline. iwould be need to get specifics about the timeline. i would be really interested to see what they say in front of the select committee as well if possible, because we need to make sure that their policies are robust and how quickly this was discovered and is there any sort of systemic abuses like this? and that is presumably the bigger problem, only today we've got boris johnson visiting those refugee camps in bangladesh, the rohingya, hundreds of thousands of people who fled from the myanmar — the potential is that this kind of
penny mordaunt, the secretary of state for international development, according toa international developmenta spokesperson in the department, has asked for a meeting, requested a meeting, with 0xfam's presumably chief executive and other senior members of the charity — what assurances do you think she should be looking for? well, i think she really needs to see exactly what did happen and was itjust a press release, how was that issued and what was the timeline and i think we need to get...
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penny mordaunt, the international develop the secretary wa nts to international develop the secretarywith this when she falls in the oxfam senior managers, to say look, what are you doing about accountability, safeguards, vetting, to make sure this doesn't happen again? the reason penny mordaunt is threatening to withdraw funding not just from mordaunt is threatening to withdraw funding notjust from oxfam but all charities that receive taxpayers money is because this has reopened a political debate about britain's £13 billion aid budget. to sun, a demonstration of global reach and soft power, but to others, a waste of money which should be spent at home —— to some people. the government says we are spending it better, less fraud and waste, all of those things. it's harder to make that argument when you have oxfam workers spending taxpayers money on orgies with young prostitutes. thank you forjoining us. president putin has ordered a special investigation into why a russian airliner crashed near moscow, killing all 71 people on board. near moscow, killing the plane, operated by saratov
penny mordaunt, the international develop the secretary wa nts to international develop the secretarywith this when she falls in the oxfam senior managers, to say look, what are you doing about accountability, safeguards, vetting, to make sure this doesn't happen again? the reason penny mordaunt is threatening to withdraw funding not just from mordaunt is threatening to withdraw funding notjust from oxfam but all charities that receive taxpayers money is because this has reopened a political...
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the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has described as "horrific" the behaviour ofe of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. and concerns that this could be a wider issue were echoed by the author, and a former president of a charity, dr elaine storkey. yes, it's a horrible idea that there might be even more revelations that we haven't yet seen, and it doesn't surprise me. aid workers in vulnerable places are working their socks off and are open to temptation, but it is very sad that you can imagine them giving into it. in your experience of haiti, how serious a problem is the exploitation of women, and did it get worse after the earthquake? it's similar to the exploitation of women across the world, it's barbaric and relentless, women are prostituted and abused and so on. actually, in defence of the organisations, if it weren't for the ngos in places like haiti and chad, the issue of the availability of prostitution would be far worse, massive. so we have to put it in perspective. what you
the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has described as "horrific" the behaviour ofe of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. and concerns that this could be a wider issue were echoed by the author, and a former president of a charity, dr elaine storkey. yes, it's a horrible idea that there might be even more revelations that we haven't yet seen, and it doesn't surprise me. aid workers in...
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international development secretary penny mordaunt has described as ‘horrific‘ the behaviour of somem's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. the charity is also facing new allegations about some of its workers in chad. andy moore reports. after haiti, now, new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. they date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. the head of mission in chad at the time was the same man who resigned from oxfam five years later because of the scandal in haiti. oxfam said it was shocked and dismayed about the latest revelations from chad. it said it couldn't corroborate the information but it highlighted unacceptable behaviour by a small number of people. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has now sent a strong warning to charities receiving eu money that those funds will be withdrawn unless they can prove they are cooperating fully on safeguarding issues. —— receiving public money. the international development secretary, penny morda
international development secretary penny mordaunt has described as ‘horrific‘ the behaviour of somem's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the earthquake there in 2010. the charity is also facing new allegations about some of its workers in chad. andy moore reports. after haiti, now, new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. they date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. the head of mission in chad at...
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senior officials at oxfam will today try to convince the international development secretary that theyd keep their millions of pounds a year in government funding. it follows revelations that aid workers used prostitutes in haiti in 2011 after an earthquake. the charity's been accused of concealing the full findings of an investigation, which led to four people being sacked and three others resigning. oxfam denies claims of a cover up. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. the allegations of sexual misconduct by oxfam aid workers in haiti in 2011 have threatened notjust the charity's reputation, but also the £32 million it gets each year from the government. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has threatened to withhold the cash, unless oxfam shows the moral leadership she thinks it's lacked in the way its handled the scandal thus far. the charity has been accused of covering up the full scale of the allegations, that includes staff holding parties with prostitutes. today, ms mordaunt will meet senior figures from the charity and ask them to hand ove
senior officials at oxfam will today try to convince the international development secretary that theyd keep their millions of pounds a year in government funding. it follows revelations that aid workers used prostitutes in haiti in 2011 after an earthquake. the charity's been accused of concealing the full findings of an investigation, which led to four people being sacked and three others resigning. oxfam denies claims of a cover up. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. the...
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the headlines: the department for international development is to review its work with 0xfam.el says one of its fighterjets has crashed after coming under syrian anti—aircraft fire. the f16 came down in israeli territory, and both pilots ejected and were taken to hospital. the two captured members of the british islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague, according to a government minister. it's thought the pair were part of a unit that murdered 27 hostages. there's a warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. tax authorities say elderly and vulnerable people are falling victims to a ruse, where fraudsters are paid using itunes vouchers bought in high street shops. thank you for your company. now on bbc news, inside out report on the growing problem of knife crime. good evening. this week, the young people trying to stop my crime in their keen unity and the women using social media to help others battling eating disorders. —— in their community. hello, i'm keeley donovan. this week we're in leeds. coming up on the programme: a year sinc
the headlines: the department for international development is to review its work with 0xfam.el says one of its fighterjets has crashed after coming under syrian anti—aircraft fire. the f16 came down in israeli territory, and both pilots ejected and were taken to hospital. the two captured members of the british islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague, according to a government minister. it's thought the pair were part of a unit that murdered 27 hostages. there's a...
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stephen twigg is the labour chairman of the commons international development select committee.uestions about what the international development department knew at the time and said it was correct that the behaviour of oxfam's staff is held to the highest standard. it is crucially important aid organisations like oxfam demonstrate the highest moral purpose and integrity possible and we should hold oxfam to exactly the same standard we would hold our schools in this country, the same standard we hold other public institutions. we cannot say that just because an organisation is doing great work elsewhere we somehow turn a blind eye. that is wrong and unacceptable. the standard must be there. but it is clear this is notjust about oxfam, there are wider concerns raised about other aid organisations which we must address, and there is a much broader global issue here about the abuse of male power, as save the children put it today. it must be addressed, yes, by dfid but also by all of us, to make sure these things don't happen again in future. for more than a year, the trump administ
stephen twigg is the labour chairman of the commons international development select committee.uestions about what the international development department knew at the time and said it was correct that the behaviour of oxfam's staff is held to the highest standard. it is crucially important aid organisations like oxfam demonstrate the highest moral purpose and integrity possible and we should hold oxfam to exactly the same standard we would hold our schools in this country, the same standard we...
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the headlines at 11: the international development secretary threatens to cut off state funding to oxfam over its handling of the prostitution scandal involving aid workers. if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation isn't there then we cannot have you as a partner. a russian passenger plane has crashed shortly after taking off from moscow, killing all 71 people on board. three britons have been killed in a helicopter crash in the grand canyon in the united states. theresa may and senior ministers are to give speeches setting out the future relationship the uk wants with the eu after brexit. also in the next hour: great britain's andrew musgrave makes history at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. scotland fight back to earn a first win in this year's six nations with a hard—fought victory against france at murrayfield. at 1130 we will bring you live conversation about the front pages tomorrow in the paper review. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the government has warned it will cut funding to oxfam if it cannot fully explain it's handling of reports of sexual miscondu
the headlines at 11: the international development secretary threatens to cut off state funding to oxfam over its handling of the prostitution scandal involving aid workers. if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation isn't there then we cannot have you as a partner. a russian passenger plane has crashed shortly after taking off from moscow, killing all 71 people on board. three britons have been killed in a helicopter crash in the grand canyon in the united states. theresa may and...
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the department for international development is to review its work with oxfam — after claims the charityovered up a sex scandal involving aid workers in haiti. the two captured members of the british islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague, according to a government minister. also in the next hour: britain's bid for an olympic title at the 2018 winter olympics. triple world champion short—track speed skater elise christie goes in the heats of the 500m event. a warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. tax authorities say elderly and vulnerable people are becoming victims. the travel show will explain all in half an hour's time. the government says oxfam has serious questions to answer over claims the charity covered up the use of prostitutes by some of its staff in haiti and has condemned what it describes as the "appalling abuse of vulnerable people". oxfam insists it publicised the action it took against the aid workers involved, some of whom were fired. however, the times newspaper is reporting that several went on to work for other chariti
the department for international development is to review its work with oxfam — after claims the charityovered up a sex scandal involving aid workers in haiti. the two captured members of the british islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague, according to a government minister. also in the next hour: britain's bid for an olympic title at the 2018 winter olympics. triple world champion short—track speed skater elise christie goes in the heats of the 500m event. a...
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andrew mitchell was the international development secretary when all this took place. with the truth about what they were investigating. they may well have stuck by the letter of the rules, but they certainly did not stick by the spirit. after all, one of the big changes we made in 2010 was to introduce much greater transparency and openness into the way international development takes place. i'm afraid oxfam were very clearly in breach of that at the time. there are also questions for civil servants here, after another former secretary of state, priti patel, suggested they dismissed her efforts to question how wide a problem sexual abuse and predatory behaviour is in the charity sector. save the children has volunteered it had 3! claims of sexual harassment last year but if says everyone must do more. i will not sit here pretending you i can wave a magic wand and eliminate all risk tomorrow. but what i can do is assure the british public the people who are ultimately responsible for... these vulnerable women and children, that we will give this our best shot. oxfam sa
andrew mitchell was the international development secretary when all this took place. with the truth about what they were investigating. they may well have stuck by the letter of the rules, but they certainly did not stick by the spirit. after all, one of the big changes we made in 2010 was to introduce much greater transparency and openness into the way international development takes place. i'm afraid oxfam were very clearly in breach of that at the time. there are also questions for civil...
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andrew mitchell was the international development secretary when all this took place.think oxfam were economical with the truth about what they were investigating. they may well have stuck by the letter of the rules, but they certainly did not stick by the spirit. after all, one of the big changes we made in 2010 was to introduce much greater transparency and openness into the way international development takes place. i'm afraid 0xfam were very clearly in breach of that at the time. there are also questions for civil servants here, after another former secretary of state, priti patel suggested they dismissed her effo rts patel suggested they dismissed her efforts to question how wide a problem sexual abuse and predatory behaviour is in the charity sector. haiti save the children has vomited it had 31 claims of sexual harassment last year but if says eve ryo ne harassment last year but if says everyone must do more.” harassment last year but if says everyone must do more. i will not sit here pretending you can wave a magic wand and eliminate all risk tomorrow. i can as
andrew mitchell was the international development secretary when all this took place.think oxfam were economical with the truth about what they were investigating. they may well have stuck by the letter of the rules, but they certainly did not stick by the spirit. after all, one of the big changes we made in 2010 was to introduce much greater transparency and openness into the way international development takes place. i'm afraid 0xfam were very clearly in breach of that at the time. there are...
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the secretary of state for international development in the united kingdom here agreed that the unitedingdom will host a meeting in the first half of this year to create a new independent whistle-blowing mechanism. unfortunately she's no longer the secretary of state, there is a new secretary of state. so i'm wondering, between the secretary of state for international development here in the uk, and ambassador haley's office in the united states, can we please create this new whistle-blowing mechanism so good aid workers can report on horrendous acts of both adult and child sexual abuse that is rife within the u.n. >> andrew, look, to the credit of the many people that you've worked with, it is important to point out, there are many good men and women doing good work around the world. >> that's right. >> but this report certainly makes one take pause. when you went out to write on this, you compared this to what you saw happening in the catholic church. >> that's indeed. when i was a young lawyer i acted on some of the catholic church insurance in the 1990s. the catholic church litigat
the secretary of state for international development in the united kingdom here agreed that the unitedingdom will host a meeting in the first half of this year to create a new independent whistle-blowing mechanism. unfortunately she's no longer the secretary of state, there is a new secretary of state. so i'm wondering, between the secretary of state for international development here in the uk, and ambassador haley's office in the united states, can we please create this new whistle-blowing...
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oxfam was actually pro—active in going to the british public, the department for international developmentthe charity commission to explain that there had been serious misconduct and that we'd taken action. air strikes carried out by israel in syria described by the israelis as the biggest of their kind for decades have prompted concern in washington and moscow. a boy who was swept away by a fast flowing river in county antrim has died. the youngster, who was five, fell into the braid river near ballymena this afternoon. system activated. wait, what side of the road is it? just drive! system activated. wait, what side of the road is it? just drive! calm down. and at 11:16pm in the film review, mark kermode joins jane hill to talk about black panther. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne ashworth, associate editor of the times and bonnie greer, playwright and writer for the new european. lovely to see you both, we'll be having a chat in a moment. most of tomorrow's front pages are in now. the observer leads with labour's attac
oxfam was actually pro—active in going to the british public, the department for international developmentthe charity commission to explain that there had been serious misconduct and that we'd taken action. air strikes carried out by israel in syria described by the israelis as the biggest of their kind for decades have prompted concern in washington and moscow. a boy who was swept away by a fast flowing river in county antrim has died. the youngster, who was five, fell into the braid river...
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we have preached kill his shadow minister of international development welcome to you both george let me start with you because it is your report that we're using to launch a conversation into this area there's a certain inevitability about what you point out save the children says that children are being affected by conflict it was ever thus wasn't it. certainly true that children have been affected by conflict for as long as conflict has been a thing that happens but what we've seen in the last twenty five years is a really significant increase in the numbers of children living in conflict zones so by three quarters there's been an increase since the early ninety's and looking at the u.n. data there are some really disturbing trends so three times as many children are reportedly being killed or maimed that is disabled or injured severely during conflict and astonishing fifteen times more than fifteen times more incidents of aid being deliberately blocked by parties to conflict that means children not getting the food they need or the health care that they need as a deliberate act of
we have preached kill his shadow minister of international development welcome to you both george let me start with you because it is your report that we're using to launch a conversation into this area there's a certain inevitability about what you point out save the children says that children are being affected by conflict it was ever thus wasn't it. certainly true that children have been affected by conflict for as long as conflict has been a thing that happens but what we've seen in the...
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the headlines at ham — oxfam is facing a review by the department for international development — afterims the charity covered up a sex scandal involving aid workers in haiti. two captured members of a british cell within so—called islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague, according to a government minister. also in the next hour — britain's bid for an olympic title at the 2018 winter olympics. this is great skating. cheese food to the quarterfinals. triple world champion short—track speed skater, elise christie, is safely through, in her opening heat in the 500 metre event. a warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. tax authorities say elderly and vulnerable people are becoming victims. brexit, how long president zuma can survive in south africa, and the winter olympics. that's all in dateline in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the government says oxfam has serious questions to answer over claims the charity covered up the use of prostitutes by some of its staff in haiti, and has condemned what it descri
the headlines at ham — oxfam is facing a review by the department for international development — afterims the charity covered up a sex scandal involving aid workers in haiti. two captured members of a british cell within so—called islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague, according to a government minister. also in the next hour — britain's bid for an olympic title at the 2018 winter olympics. this is great skating. cheese food to the quarterfinals. triple...
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senior figures in the organisation, have been meeting the international development secretary, afterovernment threatened to cut millions of pounds of funding over the controversy. the charity has been asked to produce all its evidence relating to what happened with some aid workers after the haitian earthquake in 2010. our special correspondent lucy manning has the details. the allegations that the team knew, about prostitutes being used not just in haiti, but in chad, with nothing done. she worked in human resources in haiti for 0xfam for two and a half years, says she flagged concerns and was ignored. there was a lot of rumours on the ground about management and leaders exploiting the locals, sexually and in other ways, to getjobs, and to have good standing. these were ongoing rumours that would come to me through the drivers and others. on many occasions i would share those rumours with my boss. now oxfam's deputy chief executive has resigned. penny lawrence was programme director whether prostitution allegations were made and ignored. she said, "i am ashamed that happened on my w
senior figures in the organisation, have been meeting the international development secretary, afterovernment threatened to cut millions of pounds of funding over the controversy. the charity has been asked to produce all its evidence relating to what happened with some aid workers after the haitian earthquake in 2010. our special correspondent lucy manning has the details. the allegations that the team knew, about prostitutes being used not just in haiti, but in chad, with nothing done. she...
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the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, said that it was clear that 0xfam has a longain the trust of the british public, their staff and the people they aim to help. it comes on the day when the charity said it will set up an independent commission to investigate past and present allegations of exploitation by staff. in a moment, we'll be discussing the implication of the ban on bidding, not least for the delivery of future aid to those in need around the globe. but first here's david grossman. charities cannot afford to be slow in showing us the work they do. theirfundraising depends on showcasing the lives they change. we cannot reach them without you. it all starts with you. in the past we may have rather trusted their own accounts too much. after all, we can hardly go and see for ourselves. but that trust appears to be drying up. i would like more outrage. this has all been going on for a long time. the intelligence agency warned in 1999 that paedophiles were finding safe, happy homes in our foreign aid sector. and yet nothing has been done about this until the ti
the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, said that it was clear that 0xfam has a longain the trust of the british public, their staff and the people they aim to help. it comes on the day when the charity said it will set up an independent commission to investigate past and present allegations of exploitation by staff. in a moment, we'll be discussing the implication of the ban on bidding, not least for the delivery of future aid to those in need around the globe. but first...
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and as a consequence of this whole scandal which you know is only just now unwrapping the international development secretary has said that she needs to see real moral leadership at the top of the organization or else that the state could not continue to work together with them for the past financially as over thirty. million pounds were given talks from so really quite large sums of money lots of small donations as well that they distribute worldwide and also the international development secretary said they are a lot of people who do really great work at a time when foreign aid anyway is being discussed and the amount of as being criticised by a lot of conservative m.p.'s it comes at a at a very a time for the organisation both at mass in london thank you. in her first interview since clinching a deal for a new government germany's chancellor how squashed rumors that she will step down early to make way for a new generation of leaders i'm going to back all has faced growing dissent from her own party and she struggled to form a new coalition government. angela merkel defied her critics and prime
and as a consequence of this whole scandal which you know is only just now unwrapping the international development secretary has said that she needs to see real moral leadership at the top of the organization or else that the state could not continue to work together with them for the past financially as over thirty. million pounds were given talks from so really quite large sums of money lots of small donations as well that they distribute worldwide and also the international development...
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at least not until the department for international development was satisfied the charity had raised andards. 0xfam is promising to set up a commission to investigate new allegations. there will be tougher checks on staff references and more money spent on internal safeguarding procedures. but... can you guarantee there are no sexual predators working for 0xfam today? we have cases that we are investigating today, and i am determined that we deliver justice in those cases. thousands and thousands of oxfam staff, doing the right thing in the most dangerous places in the world. protecting people, saving lives, that work must go on. you cannot give that guarantee that there are no sexual predators working for your organisation? how would i be able to guarantee that there is no—one who is going to offend? what i can guarantee is that we will build a new culture that doesn't tolerate bad behaviour. but 0xfam's uk chief executive mark goldring struck a defiant tone. saying some of the criticism against his organisation was out of proportion. what went on in haiti has cost 0xfam donations an
at least not until the department for international development was satisfied the charity had raised andards. 0xfam is promising to set up a commission to investigate new allegations. there will be tougher checks on staff references and more money spent on internal safeguarding procedures. but... can you guarantee there are no sexual predators working for 0xfam today? we have cases that we are investigating today, and i am determined that we deliver justice in those cases. thousands and...
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charity commission would hold an urgent regarding summit where we will bring together uk international developmentharities to look at the possibility off an accreditation and it can be used for workers to take it into the international arena. it is crucial that we continue to support for the most vulnerable but they also deserve to be treated by the same high standards that we would expect to be treated. >> [inaudible] [inaudible] >> you can see the rest of prime minister's questions on her website c-span .org. right now we go to the white house briefing room where deputy press secretary raj shah is answering questions from reporters. live coverage on c-span2 connect it covers the president economic successful to date and our agenda going forward if we dig into the details we have with us today kevin hassett, chairman of the council of economic advisers. kevin will make a brief statement and to answer questions on the economic report then i will be back to take your questions on the news of the day. with that, i give it to kevin. >> thank you. it's a dar
charity commission would hold an urgent regarding summit where we will bring together uk international developmentharities to look at the possibility off an accreditation and it can be used for workers to take it into the international arena. it is crucial that we continue to support for the most vulnerable but they also deserve to be treated by the same high standards that we would expect to be treated. >> [inaudible] [inaudible] >> you can see the rest of prime minister's...
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the department for international development is reviewing its work with 0xfam, following claims the charityke—hit haiti. 0xfam insists it publicised the action it took against the workers, some of whom were fired. earlier i spoke to the haitian ambassador to the uk. he accused 0xfam of a "cover—up" and said his government was outraged that the 0xfam staff had been allowed to leave the country without the matter being reported to the police. first of all, let me express the shock of my government, after seeing those allegations throughout the investigation by the times. it is really shocking, it is shameful. it is unacceptable. the worst part of it, even though those crimes were reported to the haitian authorities, no action was taken — when they say that, that is an insult. they say the reason they did not take it to the authorities was because they thought nothing would happen. that is insulting. this gentleman, he left the country, and he has been able to work for other ngos, you don't know which children are being victimised from this gentleman. therefore, it is appalling. it is somethin
the department for international development is reviewing its work with 0xfam, following claims the charityke—hit haiti. 0xfam insists it publicised the action it took against the workers, some of whom were fired. earlier i spoke to the haitian ambassador to the uk. he accused 0xfam of a "cover—up" and said his government was outraged that the 0xfam staff had been allowed to leave the country without the matter being reported to the police. first of all, let me express the shock...
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that warning came from international development secretary penny mordaunt.escribed the behaviour of some of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, as "horrific." the charity is also facing new allegations about some of its workers in chad. andy moore reports. after haiti, now, new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. they date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. the head of mission in chad at the time was the same man who resigned from oxfam five years later because of the scandal in haiti. oxfam said it was shocked and dismayed about the latest revelations from chad. it said it couldn't corroborate the information but it highlighted unacceptable behaviour by a small number of people. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has now sent a strong warning to charities receiving eu money that those funds will be withdrawn unless they can prove they are cooperating fully on safeguarding issues. she said this. she called the behav
that warning came from international development secretary penny mordaunt.escribed the behaviour of some of oxfam's workers in haiti, who were accused of using prostitutes in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, as "horrific." the charity is also facing new allegations about some of its workers in chad. andy moore reports. after haiti, now, new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. they date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. the...
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the department for international development says it is reviewing its work with the organisation. the charity denies claims of a cover—up. good morning, it's saturday the 10th of february. also this morning: a government minister says two captured members of the british islamic state cell, nicknamed ‘the beatles‘ should be considered for trial at the hague. two tech giants go head—to—head. we'll find out what happened when uber took on google‘s self—drive company waymo in court. in sport, it's wipe—out for the brits on day one of the olympics. all three of the medal hopes in the snowboard slopestyle fail to make the final with billy morgan falling on his final run. and where the athletes eat, sleep and train — we'll get a guided tour behind the scenes. and nick has the weather. good morning, it is the weekend so there is another weather system coming into the uk. rain at some stage for all of us. the chance of snow, especially later. and after being less cold today, tomorrow is much colder again. i have yourfull forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story. the departme
the department for international development says it is reviewing its work with the organisation. the charity denies claims of a cover—up. good morning, it's saturday the 10th of february. also this morning: a government minister says two captured members of the british islamic state cell, nicknamed ‘the beatles‘ should be considered for trial at the hague. two tech giants go head—to—head. we'll find out what happened when uber took on google‘s self—drive company waymo in court....
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the department for international development is to review its work with 0xfam.claims that the charity covered up a sex scandal involving aid workers in haiti. downing street says 0xfam has serious questions to answer. the two captured members of the british islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague , according to a government minister. it's thought the pair were part of a unit that murdered 27 hostages. israel says one of its fighterjets has crashed after coming under syrian anti—aircraft fire. the f16 came down in israeli territory, and both pilots ejected and were taken to hospital. there's a warning about a new scam involving the apple itunes service. tax authorities say elderly and vulnerable people are falling victims to a ruse, where fraudsters are paid using itunes vouchers bought in high street shops. a busy old morning, newswires. now it is time for travel show. this week on the show... 0n the run... in central mexico. this experience tonight is one of the craziest things i've done on this planet. wild and rugged scottish holiday
the department for international development is to review its work with 0xfam.claims that the charity covered up a sex scandal involving aid workers in haiti. downing street says 0xfam has serious questions to answer. the two captured members of the british islamic state cell should go on trial for war crimes at the hague , according to a government minister. it's thought the pair were part of a unit that murdered 27 hostages. israel says one of its fighterjets has crashed after coming under...
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the uk's international development secretary has warned that oxfam will have funding withdrawn if itities over safeguarding issues. haiti's ambassador to the uk, has told the bbc, he believes oxfam did try to cover—up details of the use of prostitutes by some of its aid workers, in the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010. the charity's chief executive admits they could have been more open, but insisted there was no attempt to hide the truth. angus crawford reports. it was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting millions more. aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. 0xfam, with more than 70 years‘ experience, had hundreds of staff in the field. but an investigation by the times found that in 2011, four staff members were sacked and three others resigned over allegations of misconduct, including paying local women for sex. the n60 says it launched an investigation and kept the charity commission fully informed, something the commission now disputes. 0xfam's leadership denies there's been a cover—up. 0xfam was actually proactiv
the uk's international development secretary has warned that oxfam will have funding withdrawn if itities over safeguarding issues. haiti's ambassador to the uk, has told the bbc, he believes oxfam did try to cover—up details of the use of prostitutes by some of its aid workers, in the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010. the charity's chief executive admits they could have been more open, but insisted there was no attempt to hide the truth. angus crawford reports. it was an earthquake that...
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penny mordaunt, the international development secretary, condemned what she called the "horrific behaviourith causing death by dangerous driving. now on bbc news, click.
penny mordaunt, the international development secretary, condemned what she called the "horrific behaviourith causing death by dangerous driving. now on bbc news, click.
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senior officials about someone dry to convince the international development secretary they should keep aid workers used prostitutes in haiti. the charity has been accused of not disclosing the full findings of not disclosing the full findings of which led to four people being sacked and three others resigning but the charity denies claims of a cover—up. three british tourists have been killed in a helicopter crash in the grand canyon. they've been named by police as 27—year—old becky dobson, jason hill, 32 and 30—year—old stuart hill. three other britons and the pilot were injured. the foreign office says it's providing consular assistance to the families. theresa may and the irish prime minister will visit belfast today for talks with the northern marriage made parties. there are claims the dup and sinn fein may be close to a deal to restore devolved government of the way dup source says agreement is unlikely to date. the last administration led by the parties collapsed more than a year ago. south africa's governing party the anc says the fate of president zuma will be decided within
senior officials about someone dry to convince the international development secretary they should keep aid workers used prostitutes in haiti. the charity has been accused of not disclosing the full findings of not disclosing the full findings of which led to four people being sacked and three others resigning but the charity denies claims of a cover—up. three british tourists have been killed in a helicopter crash in the grand canyon. they've been named by police as 27—year—old becky...
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the international development secretary.theresa may and jeremy corbyn at prime ministers questions are usually a brexit free zone. but the cabinet were convening at chequers the next day to pin down the uk future relationship with the eu. and so, the opposition leader made an exception. he began with david davis's comforting reassurance that post brexit britain would not descend into a desert work —— where society had collapsed. yesterday, the brexit secretary assured the country that brexit will not plunge britain into a mad max style world borrowed from the dystopian fiction. doesnt the prime minister feels he could set the barjust a little bit higher? prime minister! as the right honourable gentleman knows, we are very clear we are going to ensure that when we leave the european union we will be able to take back control of our borders, our money, and our laws. and i have to say to him the only fiction around in relation to brexit and the european union is the labour party front bench who can't even agree with themselves
the international development secretary.theresa may and jeremy corbyn at prime ministers questions are usually a brexit free zone. but the cabinet were convening at chequers the next day to pin down the uk future relationship with the eu. and so, the opposition leader made an exception. he began with david davis's comforting reassurance that post brexit britain would not descend into a desert work —— where society had collapsed. yesterday, the brexit secretary assured the country that...
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penny mordaunt, the international development secretary, condemned what she called the "horrific behaviourg death by dangerous driving. traffic light labelling on food and drink should become mandatory
penny mordaunt, the international development secretary, condemned what she called the "horrific behaviourg death by dangerous driving. traffic light labelling on food and drink should become mandatory
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at least not until the department for international development was satisfied the charity had raised rds. 0xfam is promising to set up a commission to investigate new allegations. there will be tougher checks on staff references and more money spent on internal safeguarding procedures. but... can you guarantee there are no sexual predators working for 0xfam today? we have cases that we are investigating today, and i am determined that we deliver justice in those cases. thousands and thousands of oxfam staff, doing the right thing in the most dangerous places in the world. protecting people, saving lives, that work must go on. you cannot give that guarantee that there are no sexual predators working for your organisation? how would i be able to guarantee that there is no one who is going to offend? what i can guarantee is that we will build a new culture that doesn't tolerate bad behaviour. but 0xfam's uk chief executive mark goldring struck a defiant tone. saying some of the criticism against his organisation was out of proportion. what went on in haiti has cost 0xfam donations and pu
at least not until the department for international development was satisfied the charity had raised rds. 0xfam is promising to set up a commission to investigate new allegations. there will be tougher checks on staff references and more money spent on internal safeguarding procedures. but... can you guarantee there are no sexual predators working for 0xfam today? we have cases that we are investigating today, and i am determined that we deliver justice in those cases. thousands and thousands...
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our latest headlines: the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, is warning all uk charitieshich receive government aid for work abroad that the funding will be withdrawn, if they fail to co—operate with the authorities over safeguarding issues. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has met the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, for talks which included the issue of rojingya muslims. nearly 700,000 rohingya have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a crackdown by the burmese military. a report commissioned by a group of mps is warning of major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. almost a fifth of children reported feeling embarrassed by seeing their parent drunk. now on bbc news, time for dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, we are looking at some tough talking in the week's brexit moves. we wonder how long president zuma can survive in south africa and as the winter olympics kic —off, in pyeongchang, what diplomatic benefits could follow the sporting endeavours. my gue
our latest headlines: the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, is warning all uk charitieshich receive government aid for work abroad that the funding will be withdrawn, if they fail to co—operate with the authorities over safeguarding issues. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, has met the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, for talks which included the issue of rojingya muslims. nearly 700,000 rohingya have crossed the border into neighbouring bangladesh, after a...
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both the charity commission and the department of international development, who were funding part ofhe work that they do. we'll have the latest developments and we'll be talking to an mp and former aid worker. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: in the grand canyon have been named — three other britons and the pilot were injured when the helicopter went down. the british and irish prime ministers meet in belfast to try to restore devolved government in northern ireland. the future of south africa's president, jacob zuma, hangs in the balance as the governing anc party meets to discuss next steps. and, lucky to be in one piece, team gb snow—boarder aimee fuller has her dreams dashed as vicious cross—winds affect today's winter olympics. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that penny lawrence has resigned as deputy chief executive of oxfam, saying she takes ‘full responsibility‘ for the behaviour of staff in chad and haiti, which the charity had failed to act upon adequately. it follows allegations of sexual misconduct by disaster relief staff following the haiti earthquake in 2010.
both the charity commission and the department of international development, who were funding part ofhe work that they do. we'll have the latest developments and we'll be talking to an mp and former aid worker. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: in the grand canyon have been named — three other britons and the pilot were injured when the helicopter went down. the british and irish prime ministers meet in belfast to try to restore devolved government in northern ireland. the future of...
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the international development secretary threatens to cut off state funding to oxfam over its handlingal involving aid workers. if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation isn't there then we cannot have you as a partner. a russian passenger plane has crashed shortly after taking off from moscow, killing all 71 people on board. theresa may and some of her senior ministers are to give speeches in the coming week, setting out the future relationship the uk once with the eu after brexit. the leader of south africa's ruling anc party says the future of president jacob zuma will be finalised tomorrow. also in the next hour — great britain's andrew musgrave makes history at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. and coming up in sportsday, scotland fight back to earn a first
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as the scandal grows, the international development secretary penny mordaunt has sent a strong warningceiving public money. they will lose the cash if they can't show a robust approach to safeguarding. i am very clear — it doesn't matter whether you have got a whistle—blowing hotline, if you've got safeguarding practices in place, if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation isn't there, then we cannot have you as a partner. she said 0xfam didn't give her department the full facts about what happened in haiti. at a meeting tomorrow, the charity will be given one last chance or be stripped of its public funding. today, more revelations about other aid agencies, reports that christian aid, save the children and the british red cross of all investigated staff over sexual allegations. some who know the sector well aren't surprised. people need to realise that the vast majority of aid work in crisis situations is extraordinarily, saves lives and helps people who are very vulnerable. but aid agencies need to do a lot more to make sure that the best people are going into these areas
as the scandal grows, the international development secretary penny mordaunt has sent a strong warningceiving public money. they will lose the cash if they can't show a robust approach to safeguarding. i am very clear — it doesn't matter whether you have got a whistle—blowing hotline, if you've got safeguarding practices in place, if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation isn't there, then we cannot have you as a partner. she said 0xfam didn't give her department the full facts...
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oxfam was actually proactive in going to the british public, the department for international developmentommission to explain that there had been serious misconduct and we'd taken action. more than £30 million of taxpayers‘ money is given to oxfam by the government every year. today, downing street called the allegations truly shocking and demanded a full and urgent investigation. today, fresh claims some of the disgraced staff gotjobs at other aid agencies because oxfam failed to warn them about the misconduct. it is clear, it is a cover—up case. the fact that those folks were allowed to leave the country without any punishment, without even informing relevant haitian authorities about that, it was a cover—up. haiti wants oxfam to hand over all relevant documents so justice be served there. so justice can be served there. the behaviour of a few has stained the charity's past reputation and now threatens its work in the future. angus crawford, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the pa
oxfam was actually proactive in going to the british public, the department for international developmentommission to explain that there had been serious misconduct and we'd taken action. more than £30 million of taxpayers‘ money is given to oxfam by the government every year. today, downing street called the allegations truly shocking and demanded a full and urgent investigation. today, fresh claims some of the disgraced staff gotjobs at other aid agencies because oxfam failed to warn them...
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the international development secretary will meet the charity after warning that the "scandal" had putam has announced new measures, for the prevention and handling of sexual misconduct cases. angus crawford reports. first, haiti, now, chad — one of the poorest countries on earth. new allegations that oxfam workers paid local women for sex. the charity says it is shocked and dismayed but can't confirm the reports. the head of the mission there at the time was the same man who five years later in haiti resigned after admitting using prostitutes. four others were sacked. as the scandal grows, the international development secretary has sent a strong warning to all british charities receiving public money. they'll lose the cash if they can't show a robust approach to safeguarding. i'm very clear — it doesn't matter whether you've got a whistleblowing hotline, it doesn't matter whether you have got good safeguarding practices in place, if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation isn't there, and we can have you as a partner. —— then we can have you as a partner. —— then we canno
the international development secretary will meet the charity after warning that the "scandal" had putam has announced new measures, for the prevention and handling of sexual misconduct cases. angus crawford reports. first, haiti, now, chad — one of the poorest countries on earth. new allegations that oxfam workers paid local women for sex. the charity says it is shocked and dismayed but can't confirm the reports. the head of the mission there at the time was the same man who five...