Two - year - old Yousef fled to northern Iraq from Syria with his mother and sister for their safety . They moved into a large settlement of improvised tents , near Dohuk . I traveled to Northern Iraq with UNICEF to report on the growing catastrophe facing Syrian children . Eddie ##s says three quarters of them do not live in formalized communities . ` ` The needs in these communities are dire , '' says Izzard .
Two - year - old Yousef fled to northern Iraq from Syria with his mother and sister for their safety . They moved into a large settlement of improvised tents , near Dohuk . Eddie ##s says three quarters of them do not live in formalized communities . ` ` The needs in these communities are dire , '' says Izzard .