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UN issues warning on Gaza children 14 Jan 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jan 15 09
Witnessed: 1496 times
Regions: Israel, Palestine
Issues: Armed conflict, Humanitarian, Violence
Tags: Children, civilian casualties, Gaza, Hamas, israeli defence force, UN
Radhika Coomaraswamy is the UN Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict. Last week she expressed grave concern about Israeli attacks on UN facilities in Gaza. Al Jazeera's Shihab Rattansi began by asking her if her remarks had any effect on the war since then.
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