Syrian Refugee Food Aid cut

OK, so does anyone else think that things are getting really dirty now.....
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-...suspends-food-aid-for-syrian-refugees/5932778
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UN's World Food Program suspends food aid for 1.7 million Syrian refugees

Posted Tue at 7:48amTue 2 Dec 2014, 7:48am
Photo: It was not clear how hungry Syrian refugees might fill the gap left by WFP suspending its voucher program. (AFP: JM Lopez, file photo)
A lack of funds has forced the United Nations to stop providing food vouchers for 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, the World Food Program (WFP) says.
The UN agency said it needed $US64 million to support the refugees for the rest of December.
"Without WFP vouchers, many families will go hungry. For refugees already struggling to survive the harsh winter, the consequences of halting this assistance will be devastating," WFP said.
Suspension of the assistance program came as many vulnerable Syrian families entered their fourth bleak winter in difficult living conditions after fleeing a homeland racked by conflict since March 2011.
"This couldn't come at a worse time," UN high commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
The impact could be particularly devastating in Lebanon, where more than 1.1 million Syrian refugees - a quarter of the country's permanent population - are scattered across 1,700 communities, according to the UN refugee agency.
Many live in makeshift settlements, sheds, garages and unfinished buildings.
The electronic voucher program has injected about $US800 million into local shops in the countries hosting refugees, and WFP will immediately resume it if new funding arrives, it said in the statement.
It was not clear how hungry Syrian refugees might fill the gap left by WFP suspending its voucher program.
WFP warned last month that it might be forced to impose such a suspension and said it might have to announce a similar measure in January for people reliant on aid within Syria, where at least 7.6 million people are internally displaced.
The Rome-based agency has already cut rations for 4.25 million people it is providing food supplies to in Syria.
"WFP will not be able to continue its life-saving operations inside Syria in February without additional funding," WFP spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said.
The UN refugee agency said that a lack of cash forced it to prioritise as it helped those in need prepare for winter, with preference for people at higher, colder altitudes and vulnerable refugees such as newborn babies."


Notice it does not say who the donors who provide the food aid are.... so we can't see who is behind this.
It also says that food aid 'within' Syria will be cut....

Many people on HotCopper are educated and understand how the fiat money system works - it's just bank entries.... billions can be created to bail out banks..... but not feed people?

Does anyone else think this is politically motivated?