Sergio Vieira De Mello

Sergio and the Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century

Vijaya Ramachandran | Posted 05.25.2011

Vijaya Ramachandran

Sergio, which premiered on HBO this month, is the story of Sergio Vieira de Mello, an extraordinary public servant who died in the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Iraq.

Sergio: Tribute to a Peacemaker

Andrew Wander | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Wander

Was Sergio Viera de Mello, the UN's top envoy in Iraq, a humanitarian, or an absent father? What persuaded him to accept the Iraq job, which he had refused in the first place?

Why Today Is the First World Humanitarian Day

Navi Pillay | Posted 05.25.2011

Navi Pillay

August 19 is the day when 22 people, mostly UN staff, were killed by a bomb in Baghdad. Among the dead was my predecessor as High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

Diplomat's Legacy: Samantha Power And Others On Vieira De Mello

Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Five years ago today, a massive truck bomb detonated at the U.N. compound in Baghdad, killing 23 people. Among them was Sergio Vieira de Mello, the U....