OSCE Secretary General appalled by attack on UN Headquarters in Baghdad
(OSCE/Ayhan Evrensel)The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello (left), talking to journalists after his speech at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, 21 November 2002. (OSCE/Ayhan Evrensel) Photo details
VIENNA, 19 August 2003 - OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis expressed outrage on Tuesday over a bomb attack on United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad which caused numerous deaths and injuries.
"I am utterly appalled at this senseless and cowardly terrorist attack on people whose sole mission is to improve the lives of the people of Iraq," he said.
"Special Representative and High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello is a valued friend and colleague whom I have known for many years. My thoughts are with him and all the victims of this terrible crime."
Shortly after his appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights last year, Mr de Mello addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. He noted that the two organizations were guided "by the need for an effective struggle against those forces that attempt to subvert and destroy international and domestic security, while at the same time upholding the benchmarks of commonly held values."
"I am utterly appalled at this senseless and cowardly terrorist attack on people whose sole mission is to improve the lives of the people of Iraq," he said.
"Special Representative and High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello is a valued friend and colleague whom I have known for many years. My thoughts are with him and all the victims of this terrible crime."
Shortly after his appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights last year, Mr de Mello addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. He noted that the two organizations were guided "by the need for an effective struggle against those forces that attempt to subvert and destroy international and domestic security, while at the same time upholding the benchmarks of commonly held values."