diverting earthquake aid

The US has accused the Syrian government of diverting international humanitarian aid intended for earthquake survivors to instead benefit Syrian authorities. Ambassador Robert Wood, the alternate US representative for special political affairs at the United Nations, accused “other actors” of diverting aid and blocking deliveries in Syria. “As we work to increase aid to all affected Syrians, we must remain cognizant of the troubling reports of the regime’s diversion of lifesaving aid […]