Sérgio Vieira de Mello

Sérgio Vieira de Mello (; 15 March 1948 – 19 August 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat. He worked on many humanitarian and political programs for over 34 years.

He was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq on 19 August 2003. He was seen a likely candidate for UN Secretary-General. Posthume he was awared the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 2003.

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