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Photo of separated Syrian-refugee child goes viral, hitting a nerve online

Gulan Media February 19, 2014 News
Photo of separated Syrian-refugee child goes viral, hitting a nerve online
Image of a 4-year-old, child, Syrian-refugee went viral yesterday after the photo was taken and posted on Twitter by the head of UN refugee agency UNHCR in Jordan, Andrew Harper.

The Syrian child, named Marwan, was separated temporarily from his family while crossing through the border to Jordan.

Photos of Marwan hit a nerve with many users, and his photos were reposted many times online.

Although Marwan was taken across the border by UNHCR and reunited with his family after only ten minutes of taking his photo, but Marwan could be the only fortunate Syrian child to witness such kindness from this tough world amid the continuous waves of refugees that take up the road to Jordan.

On the day Marwan and his family were supposed to cross the border, more than a 1000 people were waiting at the border hoping to step into the neighboring Jordan.

This moment of crossing created chaos and confusion at the border. A scene that could be seen every day when refugees try to cross the border, Mr. Harper noted.

Every day, children get lost while trying to cross because of the crush that forms when refugees rush in bulks towards the gates.

Fortunately for the children, UNHCR teams are at the rescue immediately and they do not spend much time alone in the desert.

Most refugee groups are seen consisting of mothers, their children, and all their possessions.

Another photo posted on Tuesday by Mr. Harper on Twitter, shows that Marwan was at the back of a refugee group when he was met by UNHCR staff.

There are currently 600,000 Syrian refugees residing in Jordan. This is only a part of the whole 2.4 million refugees scattered across the region.

Worth mentioning, on Sunday, Malala Yousafzai, a teenager who survived a Taliban life attempt in Pakistan, was present with her father, trying to team her Malala Fund organization with Jordanian and Syrian organizations to educate Syrian Children.
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