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U.S. Department of State and Fortune's Most Powerful Women Host Fourth Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Program
(Apr. 27): Thirty-two emerging women leaders from Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Macedonia, Namibia, Nigeria, Russia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam will be mentored by participants of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. These women join a program that now includes 116 remarkable achievers from around the world. Full Text

15th Commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Secretary Clinton (Apr. 7): "We pause today to remember and pay our respects to the more than 800,000 victims who died in the 100 days of carnage in 1994. On this solemn occasion, we recall this event as one of the most tragic chapters in recent history."  Full Text

 

Other releases on Rwanda...

U.S. and United Nations Sanctions on Top Leaders of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
(Mar. 3):  Today, March 3, the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) designated four leaders of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).  Full Text

Statement on the Death of Alison Des Forges
(Feb. 17): Dr. Des Forges' years of dedicated work documenting the Rwandan genocide created a definitive account of the genocide - echoed in her testimony before several international and national genocide trials - furthered the cause of justice, and established a high standard for others to follow in the future.  Full Text