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Sean Devereux (25 November 1964 – 2 January 1993) was a British Salesian missionary and aid worker assassinated in Kismayo, Somalia in 1993 while working for UNICEF. He has since become an important role model for the aid-working vocation, particularly among Christians.
Sean Devereux was assassinated in Somalia in 1993, whilst engaged on a UNICEF food distribution programmme. He had spent his adult life teaching and supporting children, principally in Liberia, and he died continuing to help those in desperate need in civil-war striven Somalia.
Sean Devereux was assassinated in Somalia in 1993 whilst working on a food distribution programme for UNICEF. Sean's family lived in Yateley in Hampshire and he was educated at Salesian College in Farnborough.
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Sep 28, 2023 · The British Salesian missionary and aid worker arrived in Liberia in 1989 and began working with the Salesian community at St. Francis School in the Tappita District. Sean would find himself briefly imprisoned after pleading for the release of a student drafted into the army as a child-soldier.
Nov 29, 2022 · The film follows the journey of Sean Devereux, initially as a student in Farnborough, a teacher in Chertsey and then a volunteer in Liberia and finally a volunteer with the United Nations in Somalia. It also explores the legacy that Sean has left behind, and the impact that has been felt among so many across Liberia.
Sean Devereaux was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer, known for Spirited (2022), The Magnificent Seven (2016) and Fences (2016). He has been married to Jennifer Devereaux since 1 September 2006. They have three children.
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In this article we remember the killing of 28 year old Sean Devereaux on 2 Jan 1993 while working for the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Somalia. It serves to remind us of the dangers faced by civilian UN personnel in conflict zones.
