Sérgio Vieira de Mello
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Sérgio Vieira de Mello was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat who worked on several UN humanitarian and political programs for over 34 years. The Government of Brazil posthumously awarded the Sergio
Vieira de Mello c. 2002
U.S. soldiers placing Vieira de Mello's casket into an SUV.
Logo of the SVDM Foundation.
The new square dedicated to Sérgio Vieira de Mello in Bologna, Italy (January 2011)
Canal Hotel bombing
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The Canal Hotel bombing was a suicide truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, during the afternoon of 19 August 2003. It killed 23 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio V
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
…for individuals in situations of armed conflict, challenges to which Sérgio Vieira de Mello had dedicated his life and career. He was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq along with 20 other members of his staff on 19 August 2003 while working as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, with the rank of…
UN Officeof Humanitarian Coordinator Baghdad
United Nations members prepare to load flag-draped metal transfer cases carrying the remains of bombing victims from the UN Office of Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq