On 19 August 2003, the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad was brutally attacked by terrorists, leaving 22 UN staff members dead and hundreds injured. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in his message in observance of the second anniversary of the bombing of the UN headquarters there, said that "the question of justice lingers, too, as no one has been held to account for this crime, offering yet another appalling example of the impunity that so often follows assaults on United Nations personnel around the world, be they peacekeepers, humanitarian workers or others".
Below are links to UN Chronicle articles about that fateful day and other security issues, as well as useful links to relevant websites.
19 August 2003
Staff Security
Threats to Peace and Security
LINKS TO RELATED RESOURCES AT THE UNITED NATIONS
>> Observance of the Second Anniversary of the Baghdad Tragedy
>> Message of the Secretary-General
>> A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility
>> 19 August 2003—One Month Later [ UN Chronicle E-Alert ]
>> A Tribute to the Colleagues [ Video ]
>> Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Message on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, 25 March
>> UN Action Against Terrorism
>> Yearbook of the United Nations 2003
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