The Bombing of the UN Headquarters in Iraq, 15 Years On

On August 19th, 2003 the United Nations headquarters in Iraq at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, was hit with a truck bomb. At least 22 people lost their lives in this attack, including the UN's top official in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

In subsequent years, August 19th has been commemorated at the United Nations as World Humanitarian Day, in which the sac…