Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When 9-year-old Alaa fled her home in Syria, she had to leave everything behind. "We couldn't take any of our things," she remembers. "Not even my doll or my Eid dress."
Alaa is a child just like any other. Except she has been forced from her home, her school, her friends.
Children are not responsible for the bombs and bullets but they are often the worst affected. A child is a child no matter what. Stand with refugee and migrant children. Share this video using #AChildIsAChild
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Our YouTube channel is your primary destination for the latest news from Unicef UK including videos with Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham, children's rights resources for your school and stories from our suppoters including Tom Hiddleston, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and even the boys from One Direction!
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When 9-year-old Alaa fled her home in Syria, she had to leave everything behind. "We couldn't take any of our things," she remembers. "Not even my doll or my Eid dress."
Alaa is a child just like any other. Except she has been forced from her home, her school, her friends.
Children are not responsible for the bombs and bullets but they are often the worst affected. A child is a child no matter what. Stand with refugee and migrant children. Share this video using #AChildIsAChild
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Unicef UK is the world's leading organisation for children in over 190 countries. Right now, millions of children are in danger but together, we have the power to change that. With your help, we’ll do whatever it takes until every child is safe.
Our YouTube channel is your primary destination for the latest news from Unicef UK including videos with Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham, children's rights resources for your school and stories from our suppoters including Tom Hiddleston, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and even the boys from One Direction!
Learn more at unicef.org.uk
