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Kofi Annan lost his voice, looked vacant at meetings and even sought medical help after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to a new biography by his former spokesman.

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Suicide bomb strikes Baghdad UN HQ

A cement truck packed with explosives detonated outside the offices of the top UN envoy in Iraq, killing him and 19 other people.

Wed, 20 Aug, 2003

20 killed as suicide bomber hits UN

THE United Nation’s top envoy in Iraq was one of 20 people killed yesterday after a suicide bomber in a truck set off a massive explosion that tore through the organisation’s headquarters in Baghdad.

Wed, 20 Aug, 2003

Tough operator who was no stranger to danger

SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, the top UN envoy on Iraq who was killed in a bomb blast yesterday, was a tough but debonair Brazilian who had been dispatched on some of the world body's most difficult missions.

Wed, 20 Aug, 2003

UN chief will not emulate the Robinson style

The new UN human rights chief vowed today to act as the voice of the oppressed around the world but indicated he would be less outspoken than his predecessor, former Irish president Mary Robinson.

Fri, 20 Sep, 2002

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