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STORY: UN / RWANDA GENOCIDE
TRT: 02:03
SOURCE: UNIFEED / SYFY HANDOUT
RESTRICTIONS: UNIFEED
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 APRIL 2017, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, UN headquarters
07 APRIL 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, moment of silence
3. Various shots, Secretary-General and other participants lighting candles
4. Close up, candles
5. Wide shot, dais
6. Close up, candles
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“It is less than a quarter century since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, where more than 800,000 people were systematically murdered, overwhelmingly Tutsi, but also including moderate Hutu, Twa, and others who opposed the genocide. And today we remember all of those who perished. We also honour those who survived. We recognize their pain and courage and the struggles they face even today, a generation later.”
8. Wide shot, Sonia Mugabo walks up to the podium
9. Wide shot, audience
SOUNDBITE (English) Sonia Mugabo, Fashion Designer, Genocide Survivor:
“What you see today, is me dressed in a cloak of healing which is often forgiving, and will be in production forever. Thursday April 7, 1994, was a very quiet day. It seemed like a Sunday, and mom told my sisters and I to wear our Sunday clothes and she started preparing for us a meal. This was special because as a working mother she only used to cook on the weekends. When I look back I now understand it was supposed to be our last meal together.”
10. Various shots, audience applause
Marking the twenty-third anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres today (7 Apr) honoured the victims and those who survived, recognizing “their pain and courage and the struggles they face even today, a generation later.”
Sonia Mugabo, Fashion Designer and Genocide Survivor said “what you see today, is me dressed in a cloak of healing which is often forgiving, and will be in production forever. Thursday April 7, 1994, was a very quiet day. It seemed like a Sunday, and mom told my sisters and I to wear our Sunday clothes and she started preparing for us a meal. This was special because as a working mother she only used to cook on the weekends. When I look back I now understand it was supposed to be our last meal together.”
The 1994 genocide in the East African country saw the systematic murder of more than 800,000 people. The vast majority were Tusi, but moderate Hutu, Twa and other groups also suffered during the 100 days of violence.
