Munqeth Othman Agha is a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute. He is a doctoral student at the School of International Studies, University of Trento, and a researcher at the Syrian Memory Institute (Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies). His research concentrates on the relationship between political violence and the urban environment, local governance, post-conflict reconstruction, and humanitarian and development aid, with a primary focus on the Syrian conflict.
New report on Assad and aid: "UN agencies do not sufficiently incorporate human rights principles in their assessment of UN suppliers and partners in Syria"
Using a basic tactic with exchange rates, Assad regime pocketed at least $100 million from UN aid in 2019-2020 - and the total is likely to be far higher.