Charity boss resigns from Unicef over ‘inappropriate’ behaviour

• Lauren Codling
• 22 February, 2018

By: Lauren Codling

UNICEF deputy director Justin Forsyth has resigned following complaints of inappropriate behavior towards female staff in his previous post as head of British charity Save The Children, the children’s agency said Thursday (22). “Executive Director Henrietta Fore today accepted Justin Forsyth’s resignation from his position as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF,” said a UNICEF statement. The news came as the UN children’s agency said Wednesday (21) it was unaware that its deputy director faced complaints of inappropriate behavior toward female staff before hiring him two years ago. Justin Forsyth became UNICEF’s deputy executive director in 2016 after leaving his post…

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