Former UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar passes away

Former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar recently passed away at the age of 100, in his native country Peru.

The veteran diplomat served as United Nations Secretary General from 1981 to 1991 and led the UN during the Iran-Iraq war and the El Salvador civil war. Recently, Javier Perez celebrated his 100th birthday.