200,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan were told by text message last week that their food rations were being cut. The United Nations’ World Food Programme sent the message as a last resort when no major donors stepped forward to fund the programme further. As startling as that is, it’s not much better anywhere else. In just eight months, more than 350,000 refugees have crossed into Europe. More than half of Syria’s population have fled their homes or been killed since the crisis began four years ago. The countries receiving them are cash-strapped. Tasos Ioannidis of AMG International said, ‘Some countries have talked about closing borders so that the refugees will not be able to continue and enter their territory. They’re concerned about the economic cost of the refugees, and also fear that somehow those who are coming in are going to be a problem for their local communities.’