Sérgio Vieira de Mello

Sérgio Vieira de Mello

Sérgio Vieira de Mello (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁʒju viˈejɾɐ dʒi ˈmɛlu]; 15 March 1948 – 19 August 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat who worked on several UN humanitarian and political programs for over 34 years. The Government of Brazil posthumously awarded the Sergio Vieira de Mello Medal to honor his legacy in promoting sustainable peace, international security and better living conditions for individuals in situations of armed conflict, challenges to which Sérgio Vieira de Mello had dedicated his life and career. He was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq along with 20 other members of his staff on 19 August 2003 while working as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, with the rank of Under-Secretary-General, and United Nations Special Representative for Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sérgio Vieira de Mello has received more than 1,656,181 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Sérgio Vieira de Mello is the 4,648th most popular politician (down from 1,688th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 30th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Brazilian Politician.

Sérgio Vieira de Mello was a Brazilian diplomat and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing on August 19, 2003.