"GENOCIDE"

The Head of the team tasked with investigating crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq told the Security Council that the commitment of the Iraqi Government in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity and seek justice "is stronger now than ever." UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson said Fulgence Kayishema’s apprehension "sends a powerful message that those who are alleged to have committed such crimes cannot evade justice and will eventually be held accountable, even more than a quarter of a century later.” UNIFEED

Noting that Mocha was “the most powerful cyclone to make landfall in this part of Myanmar”, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the country, Tom Andrews, said that “what we're seeing right now is misery on top of misery.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Christian Schmidt said, “I see encouraging developments in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, but I also see profound threats to the fundamental of the peace agreement.” UNIFEED

The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt is scheduled to brief.

The General Assembly commemorated the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, with the UN Secretary-General saying the world recognizes “the journey of the Rwandan people towards healing, restoration, and reconciliation” but also remembers “with shame, the failure of the international community.” UNIFEED

“These clothes represent the latest moment of my daughters, how their lives have been taken, how young they were, angels,” a survivor said in an interview on the occasion of the exhibition "Stories of Survival and Remembrance - A Call to Action for the Prevention of Genocide.” UNIFEED