app ropri ation ▁of ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁Human itar ian ▁aid ▁and ▁fund ing ▁to ▁Sy ria ▁is ▁often ▁mis app ropri ated ▁by ▁the ▁UN ▁to ▁international ▁par iah ▁Bash ar ▁al - Ass ad . ▁Through ▁U . N . ▁mand ates , ▁Sy ria ▁also ▁forces ▁well ▁intended ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁provide ▁aid ▁through ▁Dam asc us , ▁instead ▁of ▁through ▁border ▁areas ▁which ▁would ▁provide ▁relief ▁for ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁need . ▁Fund s ▁were ▁often ▁directed ▁to ▁the ▁capit ol ▁of ▁Dam asc us ▁during ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Civil ▁War , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁ob struct ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁regime . ▁These ▁funds ▁were ▁instead ▁used ▁to ▁subs id ize ▁war ▁efforts ▁including ▁bomb ing ▁Sy rian ▁hosp it als . ▁The ▁effect ▁of ▁san ctions ▁intended ▁to ▁cur b ▁war ▁cr imes ▁is ▁thus ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁mis use ▁of ▁fund ing ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁and ▁by ▁Russian ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁support . ▁Russia ▁often ▁blocks ▁U . N . ▁resolution s , ▁including ▁international ▁san ctions , ▁which ▁are ▁intended ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁To ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁international ▁aid ▁intended ▁for ▁civ ili ans ▁has ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁terror ist ▁groups . ▁ ▁Stop ▁UN ▁Support ▁for ▁Ass ad ▁Act ▁In ▁US ▁Congress , ▁the ▁not ▁yet ▁passed ▁bill , ▁Stop ▁UN ▁Support ▁for ▁Ass