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<p>We welcome the recent Chatham House paper, and note the report’s concerns over
alleged Assad regime interference in the delivery of humanitarian aid, including the
risk of diverting aid for military and political purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Our aid contribution
in Syria is targeted towards those most in need and distributed, impartially, in line
with humanitarian principles. On this basis, our partners do work in regime-controlled
areas. However, DFID does not work directly with the Assad regime, and our programmes
have a range of safeguards in place to mitigate the risks of regime interference and
aid diversion.</p><p> </p><p>These measures include independent third-party monitoring
of programmes and tight financial controls, which include requiring our partners to
record and provide detailed information and evidence about the use of funds. We have
a high degree of confidence in these measures, but will continue to keep this position
under review.</p>
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