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Jean‑Sélim Kanaan

From the news reports:

Jean-Slim Kanaan (Egypt/France), 33, was a project officer in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq. ...

He had previously served in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi and Somalia with various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), notably Mdecins du monde. A master of public management at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, United States of America, Mr. Kanaan had just written a book, Ma guerre l'indiffrence (My war against indifference) in which he voiced his commitment to the ideals of multilateral humanitarian and development aid, and criticized the methods and bureaucracies that jeopardized its effectiveness within NGOs as well as the United Nations. He was married to Laura and father of Mattia-Selim - then 3 weeks old.

UN 19 Aug 2004

In accepting the Sakharov Prize, Kofi Annan described those who died in the 19 August attack as "free spirits and free thinkers" and praised their courage in making the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace.

IND 16 Feb 2004

Age 33
Sex Male
Occupation UN worker
Nationality Egyptian
Marital status Unrecorded
Parental status Unrecorded

Recorded in IBC incident k1099

Location: Canal Hotel, UN HQ in Baghdad

Date: 19 August 2003