Luiz Carlos da Costa ( 4 June 1949 &ndash; 12 January 2010 ) was an international civil servant working for the United Nations . Originally from Brazil , Costa joined the United Nations in 1969 and stayed with the organization for the remainder of his life . His last assignment was as the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and second in command of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti ( MINUSTAH ) . He died together with his superior , Tunisian Hédi Annabi , in the 2010 Haiti earthquake . On 18 January 2010 , UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and several high-ranking UN officials traveled from New York to Port-au-Prince to see the devastation firsthand . Mr. Ban hosted a small memorial service with both men 's families at the airport in Port-au-Prince
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Luiz Carlos da Costa