The Seán Devereux Story 1964-1993

On 2 January 1993, UN aid-worker Seán Devereux was shot dead by a Somali gunman. He was twenty-eight. His 'crime' was to speak out against local warlords who stole UN supplied food from their own starving people; the Kalashnikov that killed him was one of the many weapons supplied by the 'civilised' world to developing countries whose people were dying as a result of civil war and ethnic cleansing.

Yet Seán did much more than speak. He spent much of his short adult life as a teacher and aid-worker in Liberia and Somalia, setting up feeding stations and offering hands-on help in two of Africa's most explosive nations. His work was characterised by dynamism, commitment and an unfailing, sometimes wicked sense of fun, which endured even amid the horrors he witnessed. With his bag of magic tricks and incredible energy, Seán was a mentor and a friend who tried to give back their lost childhood to the children of Africa.

This is his story, and theirs.

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"Seán was as funny as he was serious. He loved children and Somalis. He was a modern day hero."

Scott Peterson ~ Daily Telegraph

" He was a 'Soldier of Peace', who has given his life in the cause of helping others."

Dr Boutros Ghali ~ UN Secretary General

"Seán shielded the local terrorised people through his presence, activities and most of all through his honest voice always speaking out the truth which represents a voice in the wilderness in a sea of untold suffering."

The Somalia Community ~ London

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