The 44-year-old Puerto Rican spoke during a visit to Lebanon with UNICEF to meet Syrian refugee children. The singer met with Syrian children in Zahleh, in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, and in the Minnieh informal settlement, near the northern city of Tripoli, the following day. Ricky Martin, the world-renowned singer and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, said that the word "refugee" had lost its value but that the international community should "open its heart." In Minnieh, the children performed "Maria," the singer's dance-along hit tune, and played a game of soccer with the star. Some children unfortunately are not going to school," he said Thursday in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in Minnieh, north Lebanon.

Source: ABC News June 03, 2016 12:38 UTC