International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda 2023; April 7th.

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EVENTS: 

At UNHQ in New York.

At UN Geneva, Switzerland.

COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REFLECTION ON THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI IN RWANDA.
Thursday 13 April 2023.

This event will take place in person at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. It is open to the public and visitors are welcome. To access the Palais and attend the event, visitors must register via Indico.UN

Opens in new windowPROGRAMME

2.00-2.45 p.m. | Place des Nations. Wreath laying at the Memorial Stele by:

• Ms. Marie Chantal Rwakazina, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva.
• Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva.
• Mr. César Murangira, President of Ibuka Memory and Justice (Swiss Section).
• Mr. Yves Cyaka, President of Rwandan Diaspora in Switzerland.

3.00 p.m. | Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room (Room XX), Palais des Nations

• Commemoration ceremony Introduction by the Master of Ceremonies, Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service.
• Lighting of candles
• Observance of a minute of silence
• Memorial Song by Ms. Shanel Nirere and guitarist Mr. Wade Alune
• Message of Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, read by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, followed by the Director-General’s remarks
• Remarks by Mr. César Murangira, President of the Association of Genocide survivors IBUKA, Memory and Justice (Swiss section)
• Poetry reading by Mr. Albert Mukwiye
• Testimony by Ms. Providence Umugwaneza, Survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
• Memorial Song by Ms. Shanel Nirere and guitarist Mr. Wade Alune
• Remarks by H.E. Ms. Marie Chantal Rwakazina
• Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Office and other international organizations at Geneva

5:00 p.m. - End of the ceremony.