▁and ▁Britain ▁asked ▁the ▁Security ▁Council ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁nearly ▁US ▁$ 1 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁goods ▁Ira q ▁had ▁ordered ▁and ▁that ▁were ▁already ▁approved — including ▁US ▁$ 2 . 4 ▁billion ▁for ▁food — could ▁enter ▁the ▁country ▁once ▁conditions ▁allowed . ▁The ▁resolution ▁under ▁discussion ▁made ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁chief ▁responsibility ▁for ▁address ing ▁human itar ian ▁consequences ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁would ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Britain ▁if ▁they ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Under ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Four th ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁occup ying ▁power . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 4 8 3 ▁granted ▁authority ▁to ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ▁to ▁use ▁Ira q ' s ▁oil ▁re venue . ▁The ▁programme ' s ▁remaining ▁funds , ▁$ 1 0 ▁billion , ▁were ▁transferred ▁over ▁a ▁six - month ▁w inding - up ▁period ▁to ▁the ▁Development ▁Fund ▁for ▁Ira q ▁under ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ' s ▁control ; ▁this ▁represented ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁programme ' s ▁total ▁income ▁over ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁programme ▁was ▁formally ▁terminated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁its ▁major ▁functions ▁were ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁Ab use ▁The ▁programme ▁also ▁suffered