A lost decade for Syrians: A stark reminder of the failure to solve the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time

As I was arriving to Beirut from Damascus to take up my new role as UNHCR representative in Lebanon, only a few weeks before the world would mark a shameful milestone – 10 years of the Syria crisis – I reflected on the last time I had worked and lived in Lebanon, and how much more difficult the situation is today, for refugees and Lebanese alike.