A Syrian child lying dead on the beach in Bodrum, drowned trying to escape the war in his native country, died on the way to Europe.

Images like this have become shamefully commonplace.

We cannot bear them any longer, but we must show them, because they document the historic failure of our civilisation in this refugee crisis.

Europe, this immensely rich continent, will be guilty if we continue to allow children to drown at our coasts.

We have too many ships, too many helicopters, too many reconnaissance planes to continue watching this disaster.

This photo is a message to the whole world, to finally unite and ensure that not a single child dies again on the run.

After all, who are we, what are our values really worth, if we continue to allow this to happen?