The High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda and the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) cordially invites the media to the launch of Kwibuka20; the 20th commemoration of Rwanda Genocide against Tutsi, be held at the Rwanda High Commission Chancery, along Haile Selasie road, Masaki, today, Friday, 21 February,2014, at 6pm.
‘Kwibuka is the Kinyarwanda ward for ‘remember’ and is a global framework of activities, events, communities and people participation in the commemoration of the genocide.
The launch will be officiated by H. E. High Commissioner of Rwanda, Dr Benjamin Rugangazi. The launch
will include statements from the UN and Rwanda High Commission as well s lighting of the “Kwibuka flame’ which symbolizes Remembrance as well as the Resilience and Courage of Rwandans over the last twenty years.
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda was mandated by the UN General Assembly on 23 December 2003, through resolution A/RES/58/234. The resolution encourages member states, Organizations of the UN system and other relevant international Organizations, as well as civil society organizations, to observe the Day and hold special observances and activities in memory of the victims of genocide. The resolution also calls upon all states to act in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide so as to ensure that there is no repetition of events of the kind that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.
EVENT: LAUNCH OF KWIBUKA20
DATE: 21 FEBRUARY, 2014
TIME: 6 PM
VENUE: RWANDA HIGH COMMISSION CHANCERY, ALONG HAILE SELASIE ROAD, MASAKI (opposite Didis pub)
