The global aid system failed Syria just as it did Afghanistan. How long can this go on? | Shadi Khan Saif

We must make humanitarianism a global agenda, just like climate change, press freedom and gender equality

After the dreadful earthquakes in Syria and Turkey - the latter of which is now grappling with two more powerful shocks - the global humanitarian ecosystem seems to have once again failed to serve its purpose.

Under domestic pressures and international politics, there is a stark disparity in the way international rescue, relief and rehabilitation aid has been delivered to thousands of Syrians in comparison with their peers deserving equal care and attention in Turkey.