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First joined the UN in 1969 while studying at the University of Paris, he became the High Commissioner for Refugees and overlooked humanitarian missions in places like Bangladesh and Peru. de Mello served in many posts and in 2003, Kofi Annan asked him to represent the UN in Iraq, less then a year after he arrived he died the Baghdad United Nations Headquarters bombing on August 19, 2003.
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- Born: March 15, 1948
- Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- September 12, 2002: Named UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Died: August 19, 2003
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@anarina eu só fico até janeiro. A ex-noiva (argentina) do Sérgio Vieira de Mello acabou de criar um, mas é focado no Rio.
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TimorLorosaeNação_ TIMOR REALIZA 2ª EDIÇÃO DO PRÉMIO SÉRGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO http://bit.ly/3I2w5D
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Terminando a biografia do Sergio Vieira de Mello "O homem que queria salvar o mundo.
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livro O Homem que Queria Salvar o Mundo, da Samantha Power, sobre o Sérgio Vieira de Mello - recomendo!
@maridelgrande | November 10, 2009 12:24 AM
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Charlie Rose with Sergio Vieira de Mello; Lewis Schiliro & John Miller; Malcolm Gladwell (July 30, 1999) - $24.95
First, an interview with Sergio Vieira de Mello, the interim representative of the United Nations to Kosovo, who provides updates of the conflict in the region. Also, a look at the state of organized crime in the United States with Lewis Sc...
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Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World - $32.95
From Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power, an epic tale-part thriller, part tragedy-for our age, the political career and tragic death of the incomparable humanitarian Sergio Vieira de Mello If there is a single individu...
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Sergio Vieira De Mello - En Route to Baghdad - $19.95
{Winner! Silver Medal Award UN Correspondents Association}In June 2003, Sergio Vieira de Mello, Kofi Annan's special envoy to Iraq, delivered a message of hope to a country shattered by war. His goals for Iraq were ambitious, an...
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