Gaza

Gaza’s children defy raid on their UN camp to retake kite-flying record

28 July 2011
Defying intimidation, children in Gaza stood their ground to wrestle the world record for kite flying back from China, hours after their United Nations-run summer camp facility was attacked by unknown assailants.

In Gaza, children at UN-backed games break world record for hand painting

21 July 2011
After breaking the world record for the number of people dribbling soccer balls last week, children at the United Nations-organized summer games in Gaza today set another record by creating the largest ever hand painting, a 5,620-square metre mosaic of handprints on canvas.

Over 2,000 children set football world record at UN-backed event in Gaza

14 July 2011
For the second time in as many weeks, the children of Gaza set a Guinness World Record today in an event organized by the United Nations as part of its 2011 Summer Games programme – this time for the largest number of footballs dribbled simultaneously.