{"id":33768,"date":"2017-04-08T10:21:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T10:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/learn-the-lessons-of-rwanda-says-un-chief-calling\/"},"modified":"2017-04-10T12:37:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T12:37:47","slug":"learn-the-lessons-of-rwanda-says-un-chief-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/learn-the-lessons-of-rwanda-says-un-chief-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Learn the lessons of Rwanda,’ says UN chief, calling for a future of tolerance, human rights for all"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Marking the twenty-third commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, United Nations Secretary-General, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres yesterday said the only way to honour the memory of the victims is to ensure such events never happen again.}<\/p>\n

In his message to commemorate the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda, Mr. Guterres said: \u201cPreventing genocide and other monstrous crimes is a shared responsibility and a core duty of the United Nations. The world must always be alert to the warning signs of genocide, and act quickly and early against the threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory is filled with tragic chapters of hatred, inaction and indifference \u2013 a cycle that has led to violence, incarceration and death camps,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

However, he warned that \u201cthe poison of intolerance\u201d still existed around the world. \u201cEven today, minorities and other groups suffer attacks and exploitation based on who they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General noted that survivors of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi continue to face struggles, but praised their resilience and capacity for reconciliation.<\/p>\n

He also called on society to \u201clearn the lessons of Rwanda and work together to build a future of dignity, tolerance and human rights for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

A candle lighting ceremony and a minute of silence will be observed at UN Headquarters in New York today to mark the Day of Reflection. <\/p>\n

The annual memorial ceremony will be moderated by Maher Nasser, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications and feature a poetry performance by Malaika Uwamahoro, Artist and Rwandan student at Fordham University, as well as remarks by Carl Wilkens, Co-Founder and Director of World Outside My Shoes, Linda Melvern, journalist and author, and Valentine Rugwabiza, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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Source:UN News Centre <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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