Warning: Morbid picture below.











From today's UN message:

But are we confident that, confronted by a new Rwanda today, we can respond effectively, in good time? We can by no means be certain we would. And the risk of genocide remains frighteningly real. That is why I have decided to use this anniversary to announce, before the UN Commission on Human Rights, an Action Plan to Prevent Genocide involving the entire UN system. We cannot afford to wait until the worst has happened, or is already happening, or end up with little more than futile hand-wringing or callous indifference. The world must be better equipped to prevent genocide, and act decisively to stop it when prevention fails.

Reflections by one of my favorite writers, Emmanuel Dongala
Ghosts of Rwanda (PBS Documentary)
Rwanda Remembered (The Economist)
Danger of genocide in Sudan (NY Times)
Reflections by Romaine Dallaire, who commanded UNAMIR