Actor Ben Stiller speaks out on Syria as US warns of intensifying violence

In over eight years of war, the headlines of suffering and violence in Syria have, at times, faded.The goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the humanitarian impact of the war and what the U.S. should be doing about it.

During his testimony, Stiller turned quickly to how watching the refugee crisis galvanized him to act:"I didn’t want to just keep watching. I wanted to do something." Since the conflict began, the U.S. has provided around $9 billion for humanitarian aid, according to the State Department. But the Trump administration has pulled back -- asking others to pay more, moving to withdraw U.S. troops, and refusing to provide funding to rebuild areas under Assad's control.

The U.S. is instead"looking for new sources of stability funds," according to Amb. Jeffrey, after securing $325 million from coalition partners last summer, most of that from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. But the needs on the ground are great, and it's unclear where new stabilization funding may come from.

The State Department said yesterday the U.S. is"alarmed by the escalation of violence," which continues"to destabilize the region, exacerbate the dire humanitarian situation, and cause dozens of civilian deaths and injuries -- many of them children."

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