Exclusive: Is global aid reaching Syrians in need? Charities battle to deliver

By Tom Esslemont LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Charities trying to deliver aid across Syria to help victims of the worsening conflict, have admitted it is hard, if not impossible, to know where supplies end up and fear future funding could be at risk, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation found. A survey of 10 global non-government organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies and local charities employed to deliver aid in Syria - all of whom requested anonymity - said they could not confirm aid is reaching the right people in many areas. In Syria, one internationally renowned NGO said all its aid had been delivered but it had to curtail activities with three of its local partners because they were not found to be delivering aid to the intended beneficiaries.

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