Donald Trump plans to strip all funding from a State Department bureau that promotes the rights of women around the world, it has emerged.
The office’s work had been championed by defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during her time as Secretary of State under Barack Obama.
Oxfam’s intervention came as Mr Trump tweeted he was “proud” of his daughter Ivanka “for her leadership” on women’s empowerment.
“Congress must stand against this reckless move to walk away from one of America’s proudest and smartest investments.
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