Assad regime ‘siphons millions in aid’ by manipulating Syria’s currency

Displaced Syrian children with water delivered to a camp near Kafr Uruq, Idlib, in August. The UN must buy goods in Syria with currency exchanged through the central bank. Photograph: Mohamed Njm/Medialys/Rex

Displaced Syrian children with water delivered to a camp near Kafr Uruq, Idlib, in August. The UN must buy goods in Syria with currency exchanged through the central bank. Photograph: Mohamed Njm/Medialys/Rex

source https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/oct/21/assad-regime-siphons-millions-in-aid-by-manipulating-syrias-currency