Hollywood actor visits Syrian refugee families in Amman

Oxfam Global Ambassador and Hollywood actor Gael García Bernal recently visited Syrian refugee families living on the outskirts of the capital, according to an Oxfam statement. Bernal has been filming in Jordan since mid-June for his new movie “Rosewater”, directed by Jon Stewart. He stopped to talk to the Masry family from Syria currently living in a house in Safut. “They told Bernal of the trauma they witnessed and how to this day their children are suffering from nightmares,” the statement said. “Aid is essential for these people. There’s not enough coming, despite the promises from the international community,” the statement quoted Bernal as saying. The actor called on world leaders to find an urgent solution to the Syria crisis. Around 80 per cent of the more than 1.8 million Syrian refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries are living outside camps, the statement said.