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Special event on genocide

- April 7th marked the 15th anniversary of the start of the Rwanda genocide in which Hutu extremists killed an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The United Nations held a mid-day ceremony which was attended by diplomats, school children, UN staff and survivors of the genocide.

Rwanda's ambassador reflects on the genocide

Joseph Nsengimana

- Ambassador Joseph Nsengimana of Rwanda says it is important that the people of Rwanda don't forget the 1994 genocide so that it does not happen again. He says while the government is promoting reconciliation among the Rwandan people, it recognizes that it is not easy to change people in one decade so that they learn to live together.

Widows of Rwanda genocide help each other

Women survivors of genocide

- In Rwanda, survivors live with the scars of the genocide. UN Radio's Diane Bailey travelled to the Central African country where she met two widows, and visited a centre which is providing solidarity and emotional support to survivors of the genocide. One of the women was abandoned by her two brothers once they found out that she was infected with HIV/AIDS. 

Producer/Presenter:Derrick Mbatha
Editor:Donn Bobb
Production Assistant:Florence Poblete-Enriquez
Studio Engineer:Rosie Starr
Duration: 15'00"