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<p>hile we acknowledge that working in fragile and conflict-affected countries carries
risks, DFID has robust and extensive controls in place to ensure that tax payers’
funds are used appropriately and effectively; that UK aid reaches those who need it
and that it does not benefit extremist groups, such as Ha’yat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).
DFID does not provide funding unless our NGO and UN partners can assure us that it
will not benefit extremist groups, and we will withdraw support if there is reason
to believe UK tax payer’s money may be at risk. We remain at the forefront of the
humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, and maintain close communication with the
US, the UN and other donors to support international efforts in Syria.</p><p> </p><p>As
with other DFID programmes, our work in Syria remains under constant review and scrutiny,
both through internal and independent processes, including by the National Audit Office
and Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI), which last audited DFID’s Syria
humanitarian programmes in May 2018.</p><p> </p>
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