In this May 10, 2014 file photo, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad Madani speaks to The Associated Press during an interview at his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Madani, said the body of the drowned Syrian child, Aylan Kurdi, which was washed ashore, has stunned everyone.

In an appeal to the international community, Madani said: “Aylan’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach reminds us of the extent of the tragedy the refugees are facing.”

The Syrian refugees who perished in the Mediterranean Sea or died of asphyxiation inside a truck in Austria did not include one person responsible for the outbreak of the Syrian crisis or those behind the failure of efforts to stop the crisis, Madani said.

The refugees were, nevertheless, considered the direct victims to the crisis and failure of the international community, particularly members of the Security Council and the regional countries. Therefore, this situation should not continue, he noted.