ISLAMABAD: 07 April 2025 – The people of Rwanda are honoring the memory of the Genocide against Tutsi in 1994 that took lives of one million people in on hundred days. Today is 31st commemoration of the victims. The Rwanda High Commission in Islamabad is hosting a special ceremony in this regard today to share the information about the worst atrocities in the history of the world.
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Remember’ is a translation of Kwibuka in Kinyarwanda, Rwanda’s national language. It describes the annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
By remembering, the memory of more than one million Rwandans is honored who died in the hundred days of the Genocide. It was one of human history’s darkest times. 31 years later, Rwandans, ask the world to unite to remember the lives that were lost.
Kwibuka is also a time to learn about Rwanda’s story of reconciliation and nation building. The national commemoration of the genocide begins on 7 April every year.
31 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda has had a long but a successful journey of reconciliation and nation building. Rwanda’s spirit has been restored by the resilience of its people and the strength of survivors.
The people of Rwanda are working together for the brighter future they deserve. They have a vision of hope, dignity and prosperity for their country. Rwanda shows that reconciliation through shared human values is possible.
31 years ago, Rwanda reached a point in time where moving forward was the only way to go. After the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi it took tremendous efforts for the country to raise from the ashes it had been reduced to. It also took vision and an unshaken will to survive, live and strive as a nation. Above all, it took resilience.
In the face of tragedy, trauma and adversity, Rwanda’s road to resilience has been an eventful one. Health, Education, Agriculture, Trade, Economy… Rwanda has had to lick its wounds, resume to existence and rebuilt from all corners, for life never stopped for the rest of the world.
