Al-anwar Newspaper English news in Australia
Graphic photos of a boy who drowned and washed ashore near a resort in Turkey have touched a global nerve and brought the issue of the plight of millions of Syrians fleeing a civil war into focus again.
Three-year-old Alan Kurdi, his five-year-old brother Galip and mother Rehan were aboard a boat ferrying migrants to Greece when they drowned on Wednesday.
The tragedy hit close to home in Canada after reports said the family was hoping to find refuge in this country.
The Canadian government says it has committed more than $700 million in humanitarian, development and security assistance in response to the Syrian crisis, which began in March 2011 and promised to settle 10,000 Syrians with the help of churches and private groups earlier this year.
