Football great Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his support to the Syrian children who have been suffering due to the ongoing civil war in the country.
The Portuguese international took to social media to draw attention to the violence against the children.
"Be strong. Have faith. Never give up," Ronaldo wrote on his official Twitter account as he shared a video about an attack against civilians in Syria's Eastern Ghouta last month.
Eastern Ghouta, a Damascus suburb, which houses around 400,000 residents, has remained under a crippling regime siege for the last five years with humanitarian access being completely cut off.
In the past eight months, regime forces have intensified their siege of Eastern Ghouta, making it nearly impossible for food or medicine to get into the district and leaving thousands of patients in need of treatment.
Syria has been embroiled in a civil war since 2011. Protesters have been long demanding the resignation of President Assad over his autocratic rule.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been using his voice and platform as an international soccer superstar to help the children of war-ravaged Syria.
In December 2016, the Real Madrid forward and Portugal national team captain released a video on his social-media accounts calling the children affected by the Syrian conflict “the true heroes” and telling them, “Don’t lose your hope.”
Ronaldo has also made a generous donation as an ambassador of the London-based Save the Children international organisation to help provide food, clothing and medical care for families in Syria.
The organization, which Ronaldo has supported since 2013, said in a statement to The Post that Ronaldo asked Save the Children not to discuss details of his donation but added that it “will help us provide much-needed relief to children from Aleppo and across Syria.”
