Valerie Amos and Laurent Vieira de Mello : World Humanitarian Day 2012

"Every act of kindness, of help and support, can contribute to humanitarian work around the world" - Valerie Amos. "Valerie Amos is the UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Laurent Vieira de Mello is the son of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Secretary General's Special Representative in Iraq who was killed in the bomb attack of August 19th 2003. Laurent is the chairman of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation, a group dedicated to promoting dialogue for peaceful conflict resolution and advocating for the security and independence of humanitarian actors around the world".

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: World Humanitarian Day 2012 -- I WAS HERE

The World in a Day - The United Nations General Assembly

O trabalho das Nações Unidas | ONU

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Jorge Sampaio UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations

Jorge Sampaio Former President of the Portuguese Republic, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Stop Tuberculosis and UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
*Link, http://www.unaoc.org/ , consultado a 14 de abril de 2011.

Interview with UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations
*Link,http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu/story/index/vocabulary_id/tags/term_id/223/story_id/15336/media_id/32056/media_type/video

Alliance of Civilizations

Link,http://www.unaoc.org/about/ , consultado a 14 de abril de 2011* *Link,http://www.unaoc.org/about/high-representative/, consultado a 19 de maio de 2011.

2011 annual Sergio Vieira de Mello Lecture | 2011 Sergio Vieira de Mello Award

Album: Annual lecture 2011 Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation José Manuel Durão Barroso, Annie Vieira de Mello, Adrien et Laurent Vieira de Mello http://www.sergiovdmfoundation.org/wcms/index.php?option=com_anotherpicasa&view=album&Itemid=200&lang=pt .

Album: Annual award 2011 Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation

Martina Pignatti Moreno, presenting Al-Messala ONG http://www.sergiovdmfoundation.org/wcms/index.php?option=com_anotherpicasa&view=album&Itemid=202&lang=en .

UNbomb | Iraq | Baghdad, August 19, 2003

Link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctkZQDSK3rU

Human Rights Defenders 2010

World Humanitarian Day | GENEVA 2010

Album: World Humanitarian Day 2010 - Geneva

Ms. Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human RightsMonday, 23 August 2010 Album: World Humanitarian Day 2010 - Geneva Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation

International Migrants Day, 18 December

dPress release
18 December 2008

The 9th International Migrants Day coincides with the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Many UDHR provisions vividly relate to some of the threats – racism, xenophobia, labour and sexual exploitation, arbitrary detention and other injustices- and hopes – freedom of movement, right to work, to education, to live in dignity - experienced by millions of women, men and children and demonstrate that migrants rights are human rights. This year also marks the 5th year of the entry into force of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. The decades-long gap in the adoption of a treaty and other human rights tools for the protection of migrant workers is about to have particularly dire consequences. For scores of migrants, the world financial crisis will expose their existing vulnerability to stronger hardship and exploitation. It will also result in diminished remittances to those left behind in their home countries. Ironically, while migrants have often been the invisible architects of many striving economies and least benefited from financial investment and related wealth generating products, they will be amongst the worst hit. It is thus essential that civil society actively monitors respect for the Convention, engages with the UN Committee on Migrant Workers and renews the call for universal ratification. But, the fact that major countries of destination did not ratify this convention does not mean that they should not / and cannot be held accountable. Other international instruments do apply to migrant workers and it is up to migrants’ organisations, civil society and the international community to make use of them. (See December 18’s newest publication, “the Samizdat”.) More than ever, International Migration Day (IMD) is an occasion for international solidarity and for making migrants voices heard. December 18 gives a platform to these testimonies via Radio 1812, a global event that brings together a wide range of radio stations that broadcast special programmes on the occasion of IMD. This unique radio marathon enables migrants’ voices to be heard, not only on community-based radio stations but also on large public broadcasts and via our dedicated website. More than 100 radio stations from over 35 countries will participate in this year’s event. December 18 believes that it is wrong to deal with migration as a security issue only. Many governments want to stay out of the limelight and orchestrate policy discussions, for instance within the Global Forum on Migration and Development conveyed outside of the United Nations thereby excluding civil society from the process. Civil society, including NGOs and migrant organisations often are the sole actors delivering assistance and advice to migrants in countries of origin, transit and arrival. Their unique experience would greatly enrich analyses and solutions oriented discussions respectful of a human rights framework. However, the UDHR and other human rights norms and standards evolved since then and have slowly been integrated in some international, regional and national government responses to migration, including, albeit timidly, in some migration management initiatives. More than ever, civil society, migrant and human rights organisations will need to remind governments of their commitments and highlight the relevance of the Preamble of the UDHR which declares that: “[…] recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, […] disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people, […] it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law, […] it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations.” December continues to work for the respect of the human dignity and the fundamental human rights of all migrant workers and their families.-->
Learn more about International Migrants Day.

Link,http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=2&language_id=1&headline_id=8409, consultado a 18 de Dezembro de 2008.

World Humanitarian Day : 19th August

"We should never forget all the victims, not only in Baghdad and Algiers, who have given their lives for the United Nations," Annie Vieira de Mello, Aug 19, 2008, Reuters.

The General Assembly designates 19th August as World Humanitarian Day / Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation

General AssemblyGA/10798 / 11 December 2008


OCHA News Centre
12 December 2008

The General Assembly decided today to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day. The resolution adopted by consensus and sponsored by Sweden reaffirms the United Nations’ unique role in humanitarian emergencies. It calls for increased public awareness about humanitarian assistance activities worldwide and the importance of international cooperation in this regard. It also pays tribute to all humanitarian and United Nations and associated personnel who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause and those who have lost their lives in the cause of duty.
Adopting another resolution by consensus, the General Assembly expressed deep concern that, over the past decade, threats and attacks against the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel have escalated dramatically and that perpetrators of acts of violence seemingly operate with impunity. In the resolution sponsored by France on behalf of the European Union, the General Assembly also emphasized the need to pay particular attention to the safety and security of locally recruited humanitarian personnel, who are particularly vulnerable to attacks and who account for the majority of casualties and cases of harassment.
Read the General Assembly coverage

Link,http://ochaonline.un.org/News/tabid/1080/Default.aspx, consultado a 15 de Dezembro de 2008.

IRAQ 2007 | Resolution 1770 covers UN work on national reconciliation, regional dialogue, relief aid and human rights

New York, 10 August 2007
UN News Centre

Statement by the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on extension of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq

I welcome the decision of the Security Council today to renew and strengthen the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq through the unanimous adoption of Resolution 1770/2007.
The United Nations is deeply committed to helping the people of Iraq, and I am pleased to have the opportunity to now enhance, where possible, our contributions in crucial areas such as national reconciliation, regional dialogue, humanitarian assistance and human rights.
A peaceful and prosperous future is for Iraqis themselves to create, with the international community lending support to their efforts.
The United Nations looks forward to working in close partnership with the leaders and people of Iraq to explore how we can further our assistance under the terms of this resolution.
I take this opportunity to express my profound appreciation and respect to the people and government of Iraq for their courageous efforts to make their country more stable, democratic and prosperous.
As we remember our colleagues who died in Baghdad four years ago, I also take this opportunity to pay tribute to the brave men and women who continue to serve the United Nations in Iraq. As we move forward, their safety and security will remain a paramount concern.
Link,http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=2700 , consultado a 29 de Agosto de 2007

"Pourquoi je suis allé en Irak". "La France peut et doit contribuer à apporter un regard nouveau sur le pays". Bernard Kouchner

Par Bernard Kouchner, ministre des Affaires étrangères
QUOTIDIEN : lundi 27 août 2007

Que dire de l’Irak d’aujourd’hui dont je reviens ? C’est un Irak «démocratique» - doté d’une Constitution adoptée par référendum et du suffrage universel direct - mais en guerre contre lui-même. C’est un Irak libéré d’une dictature sanglante - qui a tué deux à quatre millions de personnes - où néanmoins le sang n’en finit pas de couler. C’est un Irak paradoxal, cloisonné, comme le sont les esprits et les cœurs : une zone verte ultra-protégée, à Bagdad, une région kurde plus stable et tout le reste en proie au déchaînement de la haine et de la violence, qui a poussé quatre millions de réfugiés et de déplacés sur le chemin de l’exil, et continue à faire près de deux mille morts par mois.
Pourquoi y être allé ? Pour écouter tous les Irakiens - Chiites, Kurdes, Sunnites, chrétiens - sans exclusive. Ecouter pour sentir, comprendre, mais aussi affirmer le soutien total de notre pays à l’objectif de réconciliation nationale, à la nécessité d’un dialogue politique «inclusif». J’ai tenu à rencontrer tous les acteurs et j’ai senti chez eux un profond besoin d’être reconnus, d’avoir un contact renouvelé avec la France et l’Europe. Les Irakiens, isolés depuis trop longtemps, ont le sentiment d’être abandonnés par la communauté internationale. Après des années de glose sur la présence américaine, il est temps de s’occuper des Irakiens.
Ensuite, pour marquer le retour de la France là où se joue une part de notre avenir et de celui de nos enfants. Même si nous avons conservé une ambassade à Bagdad, grâce à des personnels courageux, notre regard politique s’était détourné. Aucun ministre des Affaires étrangères ne s’y était rendu depuis 1988. Or, notre pays jouit de responsabilités particulières comme membre permanent du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies. Il ne peut ignorer cette crise majeure qui affecte non seulement l’Irak, mais menace également la stabilité de la région et bien au-delà. C’est une crise emblématique de toutes celles qui troublent le monde. On ne peut s’en désintéresser au prétexte que le pays est en proie à une culture de violence où l’assassinat comme fin politique est monnaie courante. On ne peut se détourner des Irakiens parce qu’ils ont été, contre notre gré, libérés puis contraints par les forces alliées des Américains et des Britanniques. L’Irak est au cœur d’enjeux mondiaux : affrontements entre et au sein des communautés, intolérance et fanatisme religieux, conflits de civilisation, influences ambivalentes des pays voisins y compris dans un contexte de prolifération nucléaire, globalisation du terrorisme.
Enfin, je suis allé honorer, dès mon arrivée à Bagdad, le 19 août, quatre ans jour pour jour après l’attentat contre le siège des Nations unies en Irak, la mémoire de mon ami Sergio Vieira de Mello et de 21 de ses collaborateurs, dont plusieurs avaient travaillé avec moi au Kosovo. Au-delà de l’émotion, ce geste se voulait une invite à un renouveau indispensable du rôle de l’ONU en Irak. Que peut faire la France pour aider ce pays meurtri à retrouver l’espoir ? D’abord être modeste. Qui pourrait croire que nous avons une formule magique ? Comme l’indiquait un responsable irakien à qui je demandais quel rôle la France pouvait jouer, «elle peut déjà offrir a fresh look, un nouveau ­regard».
Chacun le sait, la France n’a pas soutenu l’intervention de la Coalition en 2003. De fait, même si celle-ci a permis d’abattre une dictature sanguinaire, la méthode employée pour bâtir un Irak sûr et démocratique n’a pas été la bonne. C’est le moins que l’on puisse dire. Le bilan est terrible. Il faut tourner la page, s’y prendre autrement. Il n’existe pas de solution militaire durable à cette crise, mais seulement une solution politique. Si les Irakiens eux-mêmes, y compris les plus hostiles à la présence américaine, ne souhaitent pas un départ immédiat des troupes étrangères, leur retrait, néanmoins, doit être programmé, en concertation avec les autorités irakiennes. Dans le même temps, un large gouvernement d’union nationale doit voir le jour, pour lequel la France est prête à apporter son concours de médiation. Oui, la France peut contribuer à apporter un regard nouveau. Elle le peut d’autant plus qu’elle n’a pas pris part à l’intervention de 2003, mais qu’elle est restée, depuis, aux côtés du peuple irakien, en zone rouge. Elle le peut d’autant mieux qu’elle est liée à l’Irak par une ancienne amitié et qu’elle y jouit du plus large spectre de contacts avec toutes les communautés. Et que nous sommes les alliés, parfois difficiles, des Américains - comme le sont les vrais amis.
La France, premier pays occidental non-membre de la Coalition à déléguer en Irak son ministre des Affaires étrangères depuis 2003, peut contribuer à construire une nouvelle approche au service de la paix à laquelle les Nations unies et l’Union européenne doivent donner corps. La France appuie les initiatives internationales qui amorcent un traitement politique et international de la crise. L’élargissement du rôle des Nations Unies, décidé par la Résolution 1770, le 10 août, va dans le bon sens. Il faut le rendre effectif. Il faut aussi que les pays voisins sortent de leur ambivalence pour devenir des acteurs crédibles d’une sortie de crise. Rien de solide ne pourra se faire sans eux. Le processus lancé à Charm el-Cheikh en mai est positif, les dispositions concrètes qu’il prévoit doivent être mises en œuvre sans délai, notamment les trois groupes de travail qui touchent à des sujets déterminants - l’énergie, les réfugiés, la sécurité - et déboucher dès que possible sur des mesures concrètes. L’Irak en paix avec lui-même n’est pas un rêve inaccessible. Beaucoup d’efforts, de lucidité, de conviction pourront en faire une réalité. A condition que nous en ayons tous le ­courage. Craignons le pire si nous nous ­dérobons.
Fonte, http://www.liberation.fr/rebonds/274342.FR.php, consultado a 29 de Agosto de 2007.

© Libération

In Memoriam Sergio Vieira de Mello and his colleagues. Fourth anniversary of the attack on the UN in Baghdad. UN Secretary-General's Message

The Secretary-General's Remarks at Baghdad bombing Commemoration Ceremony
New York, 17 August 2007
UN Secretary-General's Message

The bombing of the Canal Hotel on 19 August 2003 remains one of the UN’s darkest days. Four years on, our hearts remain heavy.We have lost colleagues before in the line of duty. But this was the first time the United Nations was deliberately targeted on such a massive scale. The bomb detonated at our Baghdad headquarters robbed us of our best and brightest and injured many more, but it also shattered any illusion that the UN’s ideals and impartiality permitted us to operate above the fray in Iraq. The bombers shook us to the very core, yet they could not shake our ideals: our values, our commitment, our resolve; these are all unchanged.Today, those very ideals, that same resolve, guide our work for peace, whether in Darfur or Dili, in Beirut or Baghdad. This work is our ultimate and lasting tribute to our fallen friends. It is how we honour their memory every day, wherever a blue flag flies. The Security Council’s recent decision to renew and strengthen UNAMI’s mandate is an opportunity to carry forward the work of Sergio Viera de Mello and his colleagues. Yet I understand the fears and concerns some staff may have about any expansion. That is why I affirm to you today that any such measure remains strictly subject to conditions on the ground – your safety is and always will be a paramount concern. At the same time, the terrorists who struck so cruelly in Baghdad must, one day, be brought to justice. There can be no impunity for such murderers.On this sombre anniversary, my thoughts go out to the survivors of the Baghdad bombing, and to the families of those who died. And I pay tribute to the brave men and women who continue to serve the United Nations, in Iraq and beyond.
Link, http://www.un.org/events/memorial/19august/2007/sg.html , consultado a 19 de Agosto de 2007

Alto Comissariado das Nações Unidas para os Refugiados (ACNUR)

Alto Comissariado das Nações Unidas para os Refugiados (ACNUR)
Link, http://www.acnur.org/index.php?id_pag=1243

Nações Unidas (ONU) - em português

Nações Unidas (ONU) - em português
Link, http://www.onu-brasil.org.br/conheca_onu.php

Pacto Global - em português

Pacto Global - em português
Link, http://www.pactoglobal.org.br/pactoGlobal.aspx

Declaração do Milénio

Declaração do Milénio
Link, http://www.unric.org/html/portuguese/uninfo/DecdoMil.pdf

Objectivos de Desenvolvimento do Milénio (ODM)

“Os Objectivos de Desenvolvimento do Milénio representam um conceito mais amplo de liberdade: Desenvolvimento, Paz e Segurança, Direitos Humanos para todos”(Kofi Annan)

“Os Objectivos de Desenvolvimento do Milénio não se conseguirão alcançar nas Nações Unidas. Devem alcançar-se em cada um dos Países graças ao esforço conjunto dos Governos e dos Cidadãos”. (Kofi Annan).

Link, http://www.nospodemos.org.br/