As it continues to go on untackled, the refugee crisis has become the largest upheaval of people from their homes in our world’s history. Around 65 million people have embarked on journeys to reach safer shores.

The tragic death of Alan Kurdi illustrated the horrors of the dangerous journey, yet away from the camera lens two children drown each day trying to reach safety in Europe.

As a stark reminder of the ongoing horror facing families daily, thousands of life jackets have been laid out in Parliament Square to coincide with the United Nations Migration Summit.

The 2,500 life jackets were worn by refugees crossing from Turkey to Greece and will surround a statue of Winston Churchill for the day. These non-buoyant jackets were made by people smugglers to help people, many of them children, cross the Aegean sea.

At the summit, Prime Minister Theresa May plans to tell fellow politicians there should be a better distinction between refugees and people attempting to enter a country for economic reasons.