PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
10:00-11:00 Wreath laying and observance of a minute of silence at the Memorial Stele (Place des Nations) to be followed by the remarks by:
H.E. Mr. James Ngango, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations at Geneva
Mr. Antonio Hodgers, President of the State Council of the Republic and Canton of Geneva
Mr. Francesco Pisano, Director, United Nations Library & Archives Geneva
Memorial song by Mr. Jean Pierre Ntwari Mucumbitsi (JALI)
Mr. César Murangira, President of Ibuka Memory and Justice (Swiss Section)
Mr. Laurent Selvi, President of CICAD
14:00 – 16:00 International Conference organized by the Permanent Mission of Rwanda, Room XVII, Palais des Nations
16:00- 17:30 Commemoration Ceremony in Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room (Room XX), Palais des Nations
Introduction by the Master of Ceremonies, Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service
Lighting of candles
Observance of a minute of silence
Memorial Song by Mr. Jean Pierre Ntwari Mucumbitsi (JALI)
Message of Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, read by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, followed by the Director-General’s remarks
Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Volker Türk, read out by Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Nada Al-Nashif
Kwibuka 30 documentary: from despair to hope
Remarks by Mr. César Murangira, President of the Association of Genocide survivors IBUKA, Memory and Justice (Swiss section)
Poetry reading by Ms. Angèle-Marie Habiyakare, Member of the Grand Council of Geneva
Testimony by Ms. Clarisse Naila Petrus, Survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Memorial Song by Mr. Jean Pierre Ntwari Mucumbitsi (JALI)
Remarks by H.E. Mr. James Ngango, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations Office and other international organizations at Geneva
17h30 End of the ceremony and walkthrough of the exhibition organized by the Permanent Mission of Rwanda
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