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	CNN.com - Sergio Vieira de Mello: 'A rising star' - Aug. 19, 2003
		Vieira de Mello, 55, was trapped in the rubble after the truck bomb exploded beneath his office window Tuesday afternoon, and was reported gravely injured.
		Vieira de Mello was a hero, who dedicated his life to helping people in danger and in difficulty.
		Vieira de Mello studied in Brazil and France, and received a doctorate from the University of Paris.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/08/19/sprj.irq.demello/index.html (809 words)

	Sérgio Vieira de Mello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sergio Vieira de Mello (March 15, 1948 - August 19, 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations (UN) diplomat who worked for the UN for over 34 years, earning respect and praise around the world for his efforts in the humanitarian and political programs of the UN.
		Son of a diplomat, Vieira de Mello was born in Rio de Janeiro and joined the UN in 1969 while studying philosophy and humanities at the Sorbonne University of Paris.
		Vieira de Mello has also served as Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for Cambodia, being the first and only UN Representative to hold talks with the Khmer Rouge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/S%C3%A9rgio_Vieira_de_Mello (735 words)

	SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Sergio Vieira de Mello of Brazil, who was killed in a terror attack in Baghdad while serving as Secretary-General Special Representative in Iraq, has been the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights begining on 12 September 2002 after the UN General Assembly approved his appointment by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
		Vieira de Mello was the United Nations Transitional Administrator in East Timor.
		Vieira de Mello studied in Brazil and France, receiving a doctorate from the University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne).
	www.un.org /News/dh/iraq/demello-bio.htm (177 words)

	The War on Terrorism: Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Sergio Vieira de Mello was killed today.
		Vieira de Mello had been a diplomatic troubleshooter in hotspots around the world, having been appointed the U.N. special representative to Iraq in late May in what was to be a four-month assignment.
		Vieira de Mello had said the top of his agenda was to consult Iraqi leaders and opinion makers "to make sure that the interests of the Iraqi people come first" in rebuilding their country.
		Sergio Vieira de Mello said that he was in Iraq to listen to what the Iraqi people are saying and their voices are loud and clear.
	www.geocities.com /justicewell/osama.htm (1608 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sergio Vieira de Mello (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Sérgio Vieira de Mello (March 15, 1948 - August 19, 2003) was a Brazilian diplomat who worked for the United Nations (UN) for over 30 years, earning respect and praise around the world for his efforts in the sometimes amorphous humanitarian programs of the UN.
		Born in Rio de Janeiro, Vieira de Mello studied philosophy at the Sorbonne University in Paris before embarking on a career in the UN when he was 21.
		Vieira de Mello was married but separated from his wife, and is survived by two sons.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sergio-Vieira-de-Mello (567 words)

	Guardian \| Sergio Vieira de Mello
		Sergio Vieira de Mello, who has died aged 55, after several hours of being trapped in the rubble of his bombed-out office at the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, was one of the still-rising stars of the UN system.
		De Mello was an activist, in the front line tirelessly helping the victims of war and ethnic conflict as well as mediating in tense situations.
		De Mello served little more than a month before he was whisked off to take charge of East Timor after the Indonesians agreed to leave the territory they had invaded in 1975.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4736761-111023,00.html (846 words)

	[27 Jun 2000] SC/6882 : SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EAST TIMOR
		Vieira de Mello said it was most likely that, prior to the elections, the National Council for East Timorese Resistance would recommend the establishment of a broad constitutional commission to draft a constitution.
		SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor and head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), said the complexity of the task faced by UNTAET was now understood by the mission.
		LUIZ TUPY CALDAS DE MOURA (Brazil) said the effectiveness of the United Nations efforts in East Timor and its resolve should be gauged against the backdrop of the plight of the population and the devastation of the territory.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2000/20000627.sc6882.doc.html (9963 words)

	Independent Lens . EN ROUTE TO BAGHDAD . Sergio Vieira de Mello \| PBS
		Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948, Sergio Vieira de Mello joined the United Nations in 1969 while studying philosophy and humanities at the University of Paris.
		Between 1991 and 1996, Vieira de Mello served as special envoy of the high commissioner for Cambodia, director of repatriation for the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, head of civil affairs of the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia and United Nations regional humanitarian coordinator for the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
		In 1996, Vieira de Mello was appointed United Nations assistant high commissioner for refugees before being posted to New York in January 1998 as under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.
	www.pbs.org /independentlens/enroutetobaghdad/sergio.html (522 words)

	OCHA On-Line: The Under-Secretary-General - Sergio Vieira de Mello (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vieira de Mello joined the United Nations in 1969 while studying philosophy and humanities at the University of Paris (Pantheon-Sorbonne).
		Vieira de Mello was named Emergency Relief Coordinator immediately after the release of the Secretary- General's report on the reform of the United Nations (A/51/289, "Strengthening of the United Nations System Programme Budget for the Biennium").
		Sergio Vieira de Mello was tragically killed in the suicide bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003 along with 21 UN staff.
	ochaonline.un.org /webpage.asp?ParentID=9848&MenuID=9855&Page=1291 (576 words)

	Man in the News -- Sergio Vieira de Mello
		Sergio Vieira de Mello was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948.
		Vieira de Mello's skills at establishing relationships will be severely tested in the chaos of Iraq, but that they are optimistic he can keep the United Nations' profile high.
		Vieira de Mello's description of the East Timorese in an interview in The South China Morning Post in 2001, was infused with such realism.
	www.etan.org /et2003/may/31/24man.htm (737 words)

	A Diplomat's Life: Sergio Vieira de Mello
		Sergio Vieira de Mello, the top United Nations official in Iraq and the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, who had served the organization in trouble spots around the globe, died yesterday from injuries received in the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad.
		Vieira de Mello faced the exceptionally difficult task of coordinating the United Nations' efforts to rebuild civil authority and promote humanitarian relief with a United States occupying force reluctant to cede authority to the United Nations.
		Sergio Vieira de Mello was born on March 15, 1948, in Rio de Janeiro.
	www.etan.org /et2003/august/17-23/20adiplo.htm (3148 words)

	Top UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello killed in terrorist blast in Baghdad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vieira de Mello, a 30-year Brazilian veteran of many UN peacekeeping operations from the Balkans to East Timor to Africa, had been trapped in the rubble of the devastated Canal Hotel, which served as UN headquarters in the Iraqi capital.
		Vieira de Mello only took his Iraqi mission as a short-term four-month assignment, so important did he and the Secretary-General consider the global fight for human rights and the urgency of his return to his post as High Commissioner.
		Vieira de Mello from the ruined building, which served as a base for some 300 international UN personnel in Baghdad out of the 646 in Iraq altogether.
	www.un.org /apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=8023&Cr=iraq&Cr1= (1141 words)

	Sergio Vieira de Mello - Statement by Mrs. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka , Executive Director, UN-HABITAT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Sergio Vieira de Mello was both a man of learning and a man of action who gave his life in service to humanitarian values and world peace.
		The death of Sergio Vieira de Mello robbed the world of a calm voice of reason, humanity and deep intelligence precisely when these qualities are most needed.
		Sergio Vieira de Mello and I were both appointed to our posts by the General Assembly at the same time in 2002 – he as High Commissioner for Human Rights and I as Under-Secretary-General.
	www.unep.org /library/TIBAIJUKA_SPEECH.ASP (623 words)

	Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (2002-2003) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948, Sergio Vieira de Mello joined the United Nations in 1969 while studying philosophy and humanities at the University of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne).
		Thereafter, he occupied several important functions at UNHCR's Headquarters from 1983 to 1991 (Chef de Cabinet of the High Commissioner; Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and Oceania; and Director, Division of External Relations).
		"Sergio", as he was known by the scores of government officials, UN staff members, and others who considered him a good friend, was a remarkably effective international civil servant.
	www.unhchr.ch /html/hchr/cv.htm (459 words)

	Annan Names Sergio Vieira De Mello U.N. Special Representative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vieira de Mello said at the press conference today that accepting this "relatively short-term assignment was not easy," but it is enough time "to lay the foundations for the U.N. role" in Iraq.
		Regarding Iraq, Vieira de Mello said, "The development of a culture of human rights in Iraq is fundamental to stability and true peace in that country." He added that there is a "particular importance...
		Vieira de Mello said it was too early to talk about a "Bonn-style" conference -- such as was organized for Afghanistan -- to create an interim government and solicit international support for reconstruction.
	www.unwire.org /UNWire/20030527/33940_story.asp (593 words)

	Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN Special Representative to Iraq. RIP. - A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
		Sergio Vieira de Mello was beautiful and rare, in every way a man can be beautiful and rare.
		Vieira de Mello used his 33 years at the UN to tirelessly defend human rights around the globe.
		Vieira de Mello treated the humblest refugee with the greatest kindness and respect.
	www.buzzflash.com /contributors/03/08/27_demello.html (344 words)

	CNN.com - De Mello: U.N.'s Iraq envoy - Aug. 19, 2003
		Vieira de Mello, 55, was killed in Tuesday's bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad.
		Vieira de Mello had been a diplomatic troubleshooter in hotspots around the world, having been appointed the U.N. special representative to Iraq in late May in what was to be a four-month assignment.
		Vieira de Mello had said the top of his agenda was to consult Iraqi leaders and opinion makers "to make sure that the interests of the Iraqi people come first" in rebuilding their country.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/08/19/sprj.irq.demello.ap/index.html (614 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Obituary: Sergio Vieira de Mello
		Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN's special representative in Iraq who has been killed in Baghdad, was an experienced and widely respected diplomat.
		Mr Vieira de Mello's first high-profile role came in 1981, when he was appointed principal adviser to UN forces in Lebanon.
		Mr Vieira de Mello was appointed to the posting in Iraq on the understanding that he would return to his permanent position as UN high commissioner for human rights after four months.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/2146395.stm (615 words)

	Foreign Correspondent - 26/10/2004: Iraq - Sergio Vieira de Mello, Boy from Brazil
		Vieira de Mello was now being spoken of as a likely successor to his boss Kofi Annan but it had taken a personal toll.
		DE MELLO: [Giving speech] The Iraqi society is rich and that richness has been suppressed brutally for the last twenty-four years.
		CAMPBELL: For Sergio Vieira de Mello’s family, the pride in his sacrifice is embittered by the senselessness of his death and a conviction they have all been left down by the organisation for which he gave his life.
	www.abc.net.au /foreign/content/2004/s1241583.htm (1629 words)

	'No-one we could less spare' - Sergio Vieira de Mello. 20/08/2003. ABC News Online
		Sergio Vieira de Mello, the top United Nations envoy to Iraq who was killed by a bomb blast last night, was a tough but debonair Brazilian who had been dispatched on some of the UN's most difficult missions.
		Mr Vieira de Mello, 55, was trapped under rubble and died after a suspected suicide bomb blast in Baghdad.
		Mr Vieira de Mello, born in Rio de Janeiro, started work in the UN system in 1969 as a junior publications editor with the UNHCR refugee agency in Geneva.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/33312/20030925/www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s928022.htm (917 words)

	Sergio Vieira de Mello A Tragic Loss to Those Who Care
		De Mello was, of course, not short of advisers, but he seemed to see me as an independent outsider, who shared his deep commitment to the UN’s humanitarian role.
		Sergio was urbane and a consummate diplomat, but I saw another side of him, his warm humanity and his dedication to human rights standards.
		Sergio Vieira de Mello was an exceptional person as well as a highly talented UN official.
	www.etan.org /et2003/august/24-31/26dmello.htm (875 words)

	News & Analysis: Top UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello killed in terrorist blast in Baghdad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vieira de Mello, a 30-year veteran of many UN peacekeeping operations from the Balkans to East Timor to Africa, had been trapped in the rubble of the devastated Canal Hotel, which served as UN headquarters in the Iraqi capital.
		Vieira de Mello from the ruined building, which served as a base for some 300 UN personnel in Baghdad out of the 646 in Iraq altogether.
		Vieira de Mello during his tour of duty in Iraq, expressed deep shock and outrage over the "despicable act" against people whose only aim is to help the Iraqi people.
	electroniciraq.net /news/1044.shtml (1091 words)

	UN library named after Sergio Vieira de Mello and other fallen UN colleagues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vieira de Mello was the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Iraq when he and 21 United Nations staff members were killed in a bomb blast at the UN headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003.
		Vieira de Mello served the UN for several years in the humanitarian field, bringing hope to the populations in many war-ravaged lands.
		Vieira de Mello’s sense of public service, his willingness to assist the most vulnerable, his desire to empower others and to contribute to the economic development of the countries where he and his colleagues served that inspired the United Nations to name the library after him.
	www.unchs.org /un_library.asp (638 words)

	Sergio Vieira de Mello Library - Electronic Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vieira de Mello was the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Iraq when he and 21 United Nations staff members were killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad on 19 August 2003.
		Vieira de Mello served the Organization for several years in the humanitarian field, bringing hope to the populations in many war-ravaged lands.
		Vieira de Mello's sense of public service, his willingness to assist the most vulnerable, his desire to empower others and to contribute to the economic development of the countries where he and his colleagues served that inspired the Organization to name this library in his memory.
	www.unep.org /library/press_release.asp (1007 words)

	Sergio Vieira de Mello: A Man of Peace, by Ruben Arvizu, August 20, 2003
		In these dark times of violence and despair, of wars and genocide, the death of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Brazilian diplomat, special representative to the UN in Iraq, is an enormous loss in the struggle for peace.
		Mello's remarked, "the ones we need to convince are the decision makers and that is the difficult part".
		In his own right de Mello was also a Quixote fighting for what is just and putting his life on the line in some of the most dangerous trouble spots in the world.
	www.wagingpeace.org /articles/2003/08/20_arvizu_sergio-mello.htm (377 words)

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