Welcome to hardtalk. I am stephen sackur. There is something distressing about the revelations of sexual explication and gross misconduct inside one of the worlds best known humanitarian aid organisations. Oxfam is at the centre of a storm of investigations. Now the entire aid sector is under scrutiny for safeguarding failures which appear to go back decades. My guess is amira malik miller. She is an experienced aid worker who experienced misconduct first hand and is now prepared to speak out. So what went wrong and why . My guest. Amira malik miller, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You work for the swedish government. But how expensive is your experience of aid work in the field . I worked in the humanitarian assistance sector for over 15 years. I have been based in liberia and west africa. I have done a lot of work in sudan. I have travelled extensively. I have had a lot of experience and travelled extensively and covered some of the worlds biggest humanitarian crises over the past 1
Im stephen sackur. There is something especially distressing about the revelations of sexual explication and gross misconduct inside one of the worlds best known humanitarian aid organisations. Oxfam is at the centre of a storm of allegations of abusive behaviour, shoddy recruitment, and management cover up. Now the entire aid sector is under scrutiny for safeguarding failures which appear to go back decades. My guest is amira malik miller. Shes an experienced aid worker who experienced misconduct at first hand and is now prepared to speak out. So what went wrong, and why . Amira malik miller, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You now work for the swedish government youre based in stockholm but how expensive is your experience of aid work in the field . Well, i worked in the humanitarian assistance sector for over 15 years. Ive been based in liberia and west africa. Ive done a lot of work in in sudan. And ive travelled extensively. Ive had a lot of experience from hq but travelled extens
Meanwhile in the arena north korean cheerleaders mesmerise the crowds with incredible synchronisation. And in half an hour here on bbc news inside out looks at the young people who are trying to stop knife crime in their community. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Theres a warning today that charities will lose government funding if they fail to ensure that Vulnerable People are properly protected. International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has described as horrific the behaviour of some of oxfams 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
In sport. Its a may day for wales. England make it two wins out of two with a hard fought win over wales at twickenham after two dries from johnny may. Temperatures could be at a record low for athletes in south korea. Well hear how team gb are kitted out to cope. But what about the temperatures here . Nick has the weather. Good morning. A much colderfeel the things today. Snow and hail in the north and west of the uk. I have all of your sunday weather and a look at the week to come. Thank you very much, nick. Good morning. First, our main story. Charities doing overseas aid work will lose government funding if they fail to ensure that Vulnerable People are properly protected. That warning came from International Development secretary penny mordaunt. She described the behaviour of some of oxfams 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
A deaf woman is suing the promoters of a little mix concert because there wasnt a sign Language Interpreter for the support acts. And all these years of hard work is paying off now aged 11, anna hursey is thought to be the youngest ever competitor in the Commonwealth Games. And coming up in the sport on bbc news defending champion Roger Federer is through to his 14th Australian Open semifinal, beating Tomas Berdych in straight sets in melbourne. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The organisers of a men only Charity Dinner have said theyre appalled by allegations of Sexual Harassment at the event, and have launched an investigation. Undercover journalists from the Financial Times say they were groped and propositioned at the president s club annual Charity Fundraiser in london. In light of the allegations, the bank of england said anyone whod bid in the events auction wont be able to take up the prize of tea with mark carney, and great ormond street hospital and the eve