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STORY: UN / GENOCIDE AGAINST TUTSI RWANDA
TRT: 02:13
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
07 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, speakers lighting candle in honor of victims of the genocide, delegates observing one minute silence, General Assembly Hall
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“This terrible period of Rwanda’s history reminds us that no society is immune from hate and horror. And as we reflect on how these crimes came about, we must also reflect on resonance with our own times. These are days of division.”
4. Med shot, UN Secretary-General at podium, delegates, General Assembly Hall
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I call on all countries to become parties to the Genocide Convention without delay. And to honour the responsibility to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.”
6. Wide shot, UN Secretary-General at podium, delegates, General Assembly Hall
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kayinamura, Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Rwanda:
“The phrase ‘never again’ must go beyond symbolism. It must guide our policies, actions, and be a litmus test to our collective morality and responsibility.”
8. Med shot, Rwandan ambassador at podium, delegates, General Assembly Hall
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kayinamura, Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Rwanda:
“The genocide against the Tutsi was not Rwandan’s tragedy alone, but a haunting reminder of what happens when we fail to act. The genocide prevention is a shared responsibility because combating genocide ideology cannot be the burden of survivors or affected nations alone. It stays in the end, our collective imperative and responsibility.”
10. Various shots, String Qartet of the UN Staff Recreation Council Symphony Orchestra
On the 31st Commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, UN chief said, “as we reflect on how these crimes came about, we must also reflect on resonance with our own times.”
Addressing the commemorative ceremony at the General Assembly today (7 Apr) Guterres said, “This terrible period of Rwanda’s history reminds us that no society is immune from hate and horror. And as we reflect on how these crimes came about, we must also reflect on resonance with our own times. These are days of division.”
He also called on all countries to become parties to the Genocide Convention “without delay. And to honour the responsibility to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.”
Robert Kayinamura, Chargé d'affaires of Rwanda to the Permanent Mission to the United Nations said, “The phrase ‘never again’ must go beyond symbolism. It must guide our policies, actions, and be a litmus test to our collective morality and responsibility.”
He also said, “The genocide against the Tutsi was not Rwandan’s tragedy alone, but a haunting reminder of what happens when we fail to act. The genocide prevention is a shared responsibility because combating genocide ideology cannot be the burden of survivors or affected nations alone. It stays in the end, our collective imperative and responsibility.”
