Among the confirmed dead are the UN's Special Envoy to Iraq Sergio
Viera De Mello, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Program Coordinator
in Iraq, Christopher Klein-Beekman, along with UN workers Fiona Watson
of the United Kingdom, Ranillo Buenaventure and Marilyn Manual of
the Philippines, Jean-Selim of Egypt and Rick Hooper of the United States.
A colleague in the movement against small arms, Polly Brennan, Coordinator
of the Landmines and Small Arms Team at UNICEF was in the UN headquarters at the time and suffered minor injuries.
IANSA will continue to campaign against the proliferation and misuse
of small arms and advocate for the rights of civilians and humanitarian
workers to be able to live and work in a safe environment.
Our thoughts are with the victims, families, friends and colleagues of all
those impacted by violence in Iraq.
The IANSA team
