Abby Maxman is President & CEO of Oxfam America
Credit: Oxfam America
BOSTON, USA, May 11 2020 (IPS) – NGOs, at the international, national and most of all local level are on the frontlines every day.
I just heard from Oxfam staff in Bangladesh, that when asked whether they were scared to continue our response with the Rohingya communities in Cox’s Bazar, they replied: “They are now my relatives. I care about them — and this is the time they need us most.’”
These people – and those that they and others are supporting around the globe – are at the heart of this crisis and response.
As we talk about global figures and st…