Mia Farrow visits bomb-blasted children in Gaza
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 19 October 2009 - Over the weekend, actress and UNICEF Goodwilll Ambassador Mia Farrow wrapped up her six-day mission to the Middle East. In addition to her trip to Gaza, which we flagged to you last week, she also visited Sderot and Tel Aviv in Israel, and Jenin and Ramallah in the West Bank. In Sderot, Farrow met with young students and a group of parents whose children had been killed or injured by rocket fire from Gaza over the past years. She also met with parents and children living in a nearby kibbutz. Farrow said the children spoke to her about the violence, their fear and their dream for peace. In and around Ramallah, Farrow met with former child detainees, who had been sentenced to prison after being detained by the Israeli military. Meanwhile, the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) reports that fifty-eight truckloads of goods entered Gaza from Israel yesterday, through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Half of those truckloads contained fruit, dairy products and frozen meat. But the Karni conveyor belt crossing and the Nahal Oz fuel pipelines were closed. News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32613&Cr=palestin&Cr1=
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