Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Plight Of Syria's Refugees Caught In One Photo Of A Four-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Child Crossing The Desert

Desert walk: Marwan, 4, was helped by aid workers close to the border of Jordan and Syria

One Little Boy In A Very Vast Desert: Heartbreaking Picture Of Four-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Child Who Had Been Separated From His Family -- Daily Mail

* Marwan, four, was found by UN workers near the border of Syria and Jordan after he was separated from his family
* The little boy, one of one million children forced to flee Syria since the conflict began, was reunited with his mother
* 130,000 killed and 2.5 million forced to flee the country in the ‘disgraceful humanitarian calamity’ of the Syrian civil war

A heartbreaking picture has emerged of a little boy wandering in the desert, separated from his family while fleeing war-torn Syria.

Marwan, four, was found by UN workers near the border of Jordan and Syria, lagging behind his relatives.

The boy was photographed carrying a plastic bag full of his possessions on Monday by Andrew Harper, Jordan’s representative to the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees.

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More News On The Plight Of A Four-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Child Crossing The Desert

The truth behind the heartbreaking photograph of the Syrian boy cross the border separated from his family in the desert -- Daily Mail
Image of Syrian boy in desert triggers sympathy – and then a backlash -- The Guardian
Syria boy pictured alone was actually crossing border with family -- The Telegraph
Marwan, 4-year-old Syrian refugee, was separated, not alone as he crossed the desert -- New York Daily News
Toddler Fleeing Syria Found Crossing Desert Separated From Family -- Time
Boy, 4, Found Wandering Desert in Jordan -- ABC News

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