Oxfam to close 18 offices as virus drains finances

Oxfam International, one of the world’s leading aid agencies, will severely curtail its work because of the financial strain caused by coronavirus pandemic, including the closure of operations in 18 countries at the potential cost of 1,450 jobs. The organisation, which currently operates in 66 countries and whose global work is coordinated via 20 affiliate offices around the world, said that it has had to accelerate changes as a result of the pandemic.