Int'l Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda - Annual Commemoration | UN

United Nations General Assembly · April 7, 2026

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Opening narration on Rwanda's history and genocide

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An unnamed narrator recounts Rwanda's history before colonialism, describes how colonial-era ethnic categorization helped lead to the 1994 genocide, and states that over 1,000,000 people were murdered in roughly 100 days; the narrator says the killings stopped when the Rwanda Patriotic Front overthrew the genocidal government and calls for justice and reconciliation.

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A United Nations commemoration at the General Assembly Hall marked the anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda with survivor testimonies, statements from UN and African Union representatives, calls for stronger genocide-prevention measures, and a call to return ICTR archives and pursue justice for suspects.

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