New song: He was alone + Charity concert: June 14, London.

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Yusuf, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, today launched a campaign to help Syrian child refugees with a new single and a special gig in London later this month.

The 67-year-old songwriter said it was “difficult to stand by and watch this tragedy” caused by the ongoing civil war.

He has recorded new song He Was Alone to help the estimated 10,000 children who have been orphaned or abandoned in the war-torn country.

He also announced he will play a charity show at Central Hall in Westminster on June 14.

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Yusuf Islam has launched a campaign to help refugee children by releasing a new single

Yusuf, 67, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, has recorded a new track He Was Alone and will play a gig in London later this month (Jun16) to raise funds for child victims of Syria's ongoing civil war.

An estimated five million people have fled the country since the beginning of the conflict in 2011, around two million of whom are believed to be children.

The legendary singer-songwriter was inspired to create the track after visiting a refugee camp in Greece.

“The song is a small effort to try to take people’s attention away from the crime of reductionism, where human lives become numbers and statistics, and refocus on the plight of a single young soul who never had a chance to live and play in his own home,” he tells London's Evening Standard newspaper.

The musician explains, “While the world faces incomprehensible numbers and statistics created by the refugee crisis the tragedy and story of a single soul gets missed. It was difficult to stand by just watching this tragedy without trying to do something.

"I simply decided to help humanise the narrative and lend my voice to the call for keeping hearts and doors open to every refugee, especially youngsters, who have lost what future they might have once hoped for.”

Yusuf will perform at London's Westminster Central Hall on 14 June (16) to raise funds for his Small Kindness charity, which will co-ordinate with the charities Save the Children and the Penny Appeal to distribute the funds to victims.

His campaign, which is named You Are Not Alone after a quote by Catholic leader Pope Francis, is backed by stars including Ricky Gervais, Steve MCQueen, Pete Townshend, Naomie Harris, Naomi Campbell, Bob Geldof, and Emma Thompson.