Humanitarian aid – a victim of fraud and corruption?

John Baker (+44 (0)20 7334 9191, john.baker@moorestephens.com) is a director and Sophie Brown a counter-fraud executive at Moore Stephens in London.

The challenges associated with dispensing humanitarian aid in fragile and hostile environments mean the risk of fraud is always high. Sophie Brown and John Baker of Moore Stephens LLP’s Governance Risk & Assurance team outline these hazards and argue that efforts to reduce fraudulent losses are worthwhile.