The Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations and the World Jewish Congress invite you to The Genocide Convention at 70: From Definition to Implementation with Raphael Lemkin Award for exemplary work in the fight against genocide recepient: Father Patrick Desboi. 

The event will held on March 26, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters. 

To RSVP click here. 

The event will be featuring:                                                         

  • Castro Wesamba - Head of Office, UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide                                                                                                                 
  • Jacqueline Murekatete - Survivor of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Founder and President of the Genocide Survivors Foundation                                                     
  • Robert Mardini - Permanent Observer of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations                                                                                                 
  • Professor Yehuda Mirsky - Brandeis University                                                                                                                                                                                       
  • Menachem Rosensaft- WJC General Counsel