Pastoral da Criança laments the death of the Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello, specially send by UNO to Iraq, and of all people that died after the bomb truck attack to UNO headquarters, at Bagdah, on August 19^th 2003 afternoon. We believe there is not in the world a single motive that justify war and terrorism, two ill things that generate even more violence. Therefore, we pray for that the world to understand that peace is a continuous effort for us to surpass the differences, prioritizing at our relations the construction of a dialogue and agreement culture, to begin with the family relationship.

During the trip to East Timor, on January 2001, I had the honor to count with the support of Sérgio Vieira de Mello, as Special Representative of UNO General Secretary, during the entire trip. From this support, the Pastoral da Criança methodology was consolidated, helping to improve the life quality of many Timor families and children.

The construction of a better and fraternal world depends only at the peace culture construction, a work that Pastoral da Criança develops for the last 20 years. Thus, the more than 203 thousand Pastoral da Criança volunteers in Brazil and, sure, the hundreds of East Timor Pastoral da Criança, are solidary with the families of all the victims catastrophe. That God blesses and conforms all, at the certainty that together we can promote peace.

Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann
Pastoral da Criança National Coordinator
CNBB Chair Representative at the National Health Council
Consea and CDES Counselor

More information with Clóvis Boufleur, Juliana Kuwano and Annalice Del Vecchio,
telephone: (+55041) 336-0250 or
E-mail: juliana@pastoraldacrianca.org.br, annalice@pastoraldacrianca.org.br e lilian@pastoraldacrianca.org.br

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