A heavy fate connects these two people
"I've never been so scared in my life"
Imagine, all of a sudden, the world is upside down. Your home, the street you live in, the shops where you just went shopping: all of this is suddenly in ruins, dead people are lying in the street, the people around you panic, and you realize: here you have to get away very quickly if you want to stay alive!
In war zones, people need to make that decision immediately in an emergency - for themselves and for their families. This is a nightmare for anyone that is difficult to deal with. For children, such an experience is infinitely worse. Often they are separated from their parents, and have to break through alone in a dangerous, hostile world, facing an uncertain fate.
Two experiences that are similar
That's what Harry and Ahmend had to go through, telling about their escape from the war in this UNICEF video. Harry fled World War II, Ahmed recently fled Syria - yet their stories are very similar. The overcrowded boats, the longing for the mother, the fear of death, which does not give way to them - experiences that have shaped both people probably for the rest of their lives, or shape.
"The biggest humanitarian crisis since the founding of UNICEF"
Unfortunately, the fate shared by Harry and Ahmed is not uncommon: According to UNICEF, 50 million children are currently on the run, most of them facing war or danger in their homeland. The children's charity itself speaks of the biggest humanitarian crisis since its establishment after the Second World War. Many of these children are separated from their parents and, without the help and protection of adults, they must embark on a life-threatening journey - to end up in a refugee reception center at the end of the journey. By the way, UNICEF has set up a fundraising page to support the video for the children.
