Get starving Syrians out of those camps

I was horrified to read about the thousands of people slowly starving to death in Yarmouk Camp in Syria, (Irish Examiner, March 1).

The emaciated, desperate figures queuing for food amid the ruined buildings look like characters in a post-apocalyptic film, rather than real people surviving in a wasteland less than five hours flight from Dublin.

Over decades world leaders have spoken at anniversary gatherings for the liberation of Nazi concentration camps and reiterated “never again”. Now those with power and authority worldwide cannot say “we didn’t know”.