Sergio Vieira De Mello

Why Today Is the First World Humanitarian Day

Navi Pillay | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


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 09.19.2008 | Politics


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....