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UNESCO Director- General and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict express grave concern over attacks against Gaza UNRWA schools

UNESCO Director- General and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict express grave concern over attacks against UNRWA schools in Gaza
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UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, expressed grave concern over the recent attacks against UNRWA schools and associated facilities. These facilities had been set up by the UN as places of refuge for civilians fleeing the fighting in Gaza. More

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  • Updated:08-01-2009 11:07 am