Citizen of the World

This article is about an award. For the related concept, see World citizen. For the album by David Arkenstone, see Citizen of the World (album).

The Sergio Vieira de Mello Citizen of the World award is given out by the United Nations Correspondents Association to those deemed to have made a significant contribution. It was initiated in 2003, in honour of Brazilian diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who was killed in the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Iraq. Recipients of this award include Oscar winning Actress Nicole Kidman, actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, and former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix.

List of awardees

United Nations Charter	Preamble

Principal organs	General Assembly President Security Council Members Economic and Social Council Secretariat Secretary-General Deputy-Secretary General Under-Secretary-General International Court of Justice statute Trusteeship Council

Programmes and specialized agencies	FAO ICAO IFAD ILO IMO ITC IPCC IAEA UNIDO ITU UNAIDS SCSL UNCTAD UNCITRAL UNCDF UNDAF UNDG UNDP UNDPI UNEP OzonAction UNEP/GRID-Arendal UNESCO UNFIP UNFPA UN-HABITAT OHCHR UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNICRI UNIDIR UNITAR UN-Oceans UNODC UNOPS UNOSAT UNRISD UNRWA UNU UNU-OP UNU-CRIS UNV UN Women UNWTO UPU WFP WHO WIPO WMO

Principal offices	New York (headquarters) Geneva Palace of Nations Nairobi Vienna UN organizations by location

Elections

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