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Outreach Programme on the 1994 Genocide against
the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations

Portrait of Secretary-General António Guterres
On this day, we honour those who were murdered, we reflect on the suffering and we recognize the resilience of those who have survived. As we join in solidarity with people of Rwanda, we must take a hard look at today's world and ensure that we heed the lessons of 27 years ago.

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

Events — New York

Virtual Memorial Ceremony

Virtual commemorative meeting to mark the 27th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, organized by the Department of Global Communications and the Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations.

Friday, 25 June 2021
10:00-11:30 a.m. (New York time)

Side-Event of #Kwibuka27

How technology is being used to perpetuate hate and genocide denial and strategies to counter it

27 years ago, media technology was used to advance the genocide campaign against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Today, social media platforms are being used to purport denial, distortion, and revisionism of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. An upsurge in hate speech online inevitably leads to offline violence.

In this light, the Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the 缅北禁地in partnership with the 缅北禁地Department of Global Communications will host a webinar on the theme of Fighting online Hate and Genocide Denial.

Two pictures: on the left is a view of the Palais des Nations, seat of the 缅北禁地Office at Geneva (UNOG), on the right is a view of UNESCO's headquarters in Paris.

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Wednesday, 7 April 2021

Events — Geneva

Hybrid Commemoration
Palais des Nations, Geneva

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

Events — Paris

Virtual Panel Discussion
UNESCO, Paris

Around the world

Commemorative and educational activities are organized by 缅北禁地information centres around the world. Please note: schedule may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Live Discussion Series

Beyond the Long Shadow: engaging with difficult histories

Co-organized by the 缅北禁地outreach programmes on the transatlantic slave trade, the Holocaust and the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the aim of the collaborative series, launched 8 July 2020, is to develop a deeper understanding of the legacies of these painful histories – and through examining the past, consider how best to build a world that is just, where all can live in dignity and peace.

Click here to register for upcoming sessions and/or to view past sessions

22 June 2021
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. (New York time)
3:00 - 4:15 p.m. (Paris time)

Side-Event of #Kwibuka27

Memory at risk: the importance of genocide archives for justice, remembrance, research and education

Important Note

In response to COVID-19, and in the interests of the safety of staff and visitors, public programmes at United Nations Headquarters have been suspended until further notice. However, the public is invited to reflect on 7 April on one of the darkest chapters in human history when more than one million people – overwhelmingly Tutsi, but also moderate Hutu, Twa and others who opposed the genocide – were systematically killed in less than three months and to honour those who were murdered and reflect on the suffering of those who survived.

The public is also encouraged to join the UNHQ-New York virtual observance on 7 April on , featuring remarks by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, and H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the Seventy-Fifth Session of the 缅北禁地General Assembly, H.E. Mrs. Valentine Rugwabiza, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the 缅北禁地and Mr. Omar Ndizeye, a child survivor and author of Life and Death in Nyamata, and to share 缅北禁地social media cards along with their own messages of solidarity.

#PreventGenocide #Kwibuka

Video Clips

Secretary-General's Remarks
(00:02:41)

General Assembly President's Remarks
(00:01:47)

Annual Commemoration - NYC
(00:41:43)

Annual Commemoration - Geneva
(01:11:10)