July 2020. Rouaa is nine years old, the same age as the devastating war that has ravaged her country, Syria, killing hundreds of thousands of people and creating the world’s largest refugee crisis. Her family fled a chemical attack near their home town and for the past few years BBC World Affairs Correspondent Caroline Hawley has been visiting her in a Lebanese refugee camp. More than 13 million Syrians have had to flee their homes, with more than five million of them now living in neighbouring countries. The UN says only a tiny fraction of those who need new homes will ever get the chance to be resettled. But Rouaa and her family have defied the odds and are coming to make a new life in the United Kingdom. It’s a heartbreaking story with a happy ending, they gain access to the UK. I don’t want to sound hard, but we need to close our borders, we need to start to take care of our own. We have people Homeless who have Fought and put their life on the line for this country!
Jul 2020. A Nine Year Old Syrian Refugee
