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Little Boy Separated From Family While Crossing Syrian Desert

<p>Marwan, a 4-year-old Syrian refugee, is assisted by UNHCR staff as he crosses the desert that straddles the Syrian border with Jordan. He had been temporarily separated from his family as they tried to flee the violence in Syria.</p>
Marwan, a 4-year-old Syrian refugee who had been temporarily separated from his family, is assisted by UNHCR staff as he crosses the desert that straddles the Syrian border with Jordan.
Marwan, a 4-year-old Syrian refugee who had been temporarily separated from his family, is assisted by UNHCR staff as he crosses the desert that straddles the Syrian border with Jordan.UNHCR

Marwan, a 4-year-old Syrian refugee, is assisted by UNHCR staff as he crosses the desert that straddles the Syrian border with Jordan. He had been temporarily separated from his family as they tried to flee the violence in Syria.

UNHCR posted this image to Twitter on Feb. 16.