United Nations Office at Nairobi Observance of the 31st Anniversary of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.


The Director-General of UNON in collaboration with the Rwanda High Commission will be leading to mark the 31st Anniversary of International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This years' theme is "Remember, Unite, Renew".

On 26 January 2018, the UN General Assembly adopted a revised draft resolution A/72/L, designating 7 April as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The new resolution amends the title of the annual observance, which was originally established on 23 December 2003 (A/RES/58/234) asInternational Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda.



International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Theme: "Remember – Unite - Renew"

United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), Gigiri, Conference Room 1

10:30am, Monday, 7 April 2025

Programme

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10:30- Welcome remarks and introduction of
the programme Ms. Sandra Macharia, Director, UN Information Service (UNIS), Nairobi

10:35 Words of prayer  Reverend Ananie Nduwamungu & Sheikh Ahmed Khamis Ndaro

10: 45 Lighting of candles symbolising hope and paying tribute to the victims- Call by Ms. Sandra Macharia, Director, UNIS

10: 55 Moment of silence to remember and honor the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda - Call by Ms. Sandra Macharia, Director, UNIS

10: 56 Message by the United Nations Secretary-General - Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura,
Director-General, UN Office at Nairobi (UNON)

11: 05 Testimony Video clip

11: 15 Message by the High Commissioner of Rwanda His Excellency Ambassador Martin Ngoga

11: 30 Message by the Representative of the Government of Kenya - Dr. Korir Sing'Oei, Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs

11: 45 Laying of wreath Call by Ms. Sandra Macharia, Director, UNIS
12: 00 "A Walk to Remember" - Starting point: Area between Visitors Pavilion and Pass & ID building End Point: The Rwanda High Commission, Limuru Road

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