(Kigali, Rwanda 9 April 2024) The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, joined the solemn commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide...
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Rwanda: 30 years on, justice for genocide crimes more urgent than ever
As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed, including Hutu and others who opposed the...
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WFP Rwanda Country Brief, February 2024
In Numbers 160,618 people reached in February 2024 USD 743,867.25 cash-based transfers (CBT) distributed USD 10.5 million six months (March 2023 – August 2024) net funding requirements, representing...
Rwanda Annual Country Report 2023 - Country Strategic Plan 2019 - 2024
Overview Rwanda is the second most densely populated country in Africa[1], with a population of around 13.2 million people expanding at a rate of 2.5 percent annually.[2] With 16 percent of the...
Geneva Technical Hub Case Studies: Energy & Environment, Rwanda – Facilitating market-based access to clean cooking fuels in refugee camps
Access to clean cooking is a challenge in refugee camps in Rwanda: Marketavailable fuels such as firewood and charcoal are scarce, not clean and not environmentally sustainable. To bridge this gap,...
Extremism, Hate Awakening Humanity’s Darkest Impulses Once More, Secretary-General Warns, Urging ‘Never Again’ in Observance Message for 1994 Rwanda Genocide
SG/SM/22173 Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, observed on 7 April: On this day in...
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Rwanda: Refugee Policy Review Framework Country Summary as at 30 June 2023
As of 30 June 2023, Rwanda provided international protection to 127,619 refugees and asylum-seekers from 21 countries, with most coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi. Rwanda...
Rwanda - Floods (Meteo Rwanda, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 March 2024)
Heavy rainfall affected the Gisenyi Sector in the Rubavu District, Western Province, western Rwanda on 9 March, causing floods and resulting in casualties and damage. According to media reports, at...
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WFP Rwanda Country Brief, January 2024
In Numbers 157,081 people reached in January 2024 USD 763,391 cash-based transfers (CBT) distributed USD 11.7 million six months (February 2024 – July 2024) net funding requirements, representing 46...
Investing in women’s safety and economic empowerment in Rwanda
“As a mother of five, working on the farm all day made it impossible to look after my children and still remain productive, especially with my youngest who needs constant attention”, said Christine...
A transformative journey to reach zero preventable maternal deaths in Rwanda
RWANDA – Rwanda has undergone a remarkable journey in tackling its high maternal mortality rate over the past decade. From an alarming 1071 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2010, the...
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ForAfrika: Well-functioning ECD centres make for better-off communities
Young children are healthier and communities wealthier when there is a well-functioning early childhood development (ECD) centre fully accessible to them, says Dr Mary Okumu, head of ForAfrika’s...
Rwanda: Catalyze EduFinance Fact Sheet
The CATALYZE EduFinance Rwanda activity increases access to quality education and skills development for disadvantaged youth in Rwanda through private sector innovations, resources, and expertise. ...
Rwanda: Tunoze Gusoma Fact Sheet
The Tunoze Gusoma (“Schools and Systems”) activity improves literacy outcomes for all Rwandan children by partnering with the Government of Rwanda to strengthen education systems from national to...
Rwanda: Uburezi Iwacu Fact Sheet
The Uburezi Iwacu (“Homes and Communities”) activity works to provide all Rwandan children with literacy-supportive, stimulating and safe home and community environments. The activity contributes to...
Rwanda: LEARN Overview of the Education Portfolio
Rwanda has achieved notable success in the education sector, boasting one of the highest net enrollment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa with 95.2 percent of children enrolled in primary school. The...
Rwanda: Ibitabo Kuri Twese Fact Sheet
This activity uses a market systems development approach to strengthen the book supply chain in Rwanda and address the “business side of literacy”. To become literate, children need access to reading...
Rwanda: Update on food security drivers, October - December 2023 - Issue no 69
Between October and December 2023, the overall CPI remained significantly high when compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, but decreases were observed for the month-on-month...
Rwanda: End Abuses Against Journalists
No Justice for Suspicious Death; Detainee Denounces Torture in Court (Nairobi) – Rwandan authorities should release journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga, also known as Cyuma Hassan, and urgently...
Rwanda : Les abus à l’encontre des journalistes doivent cesser
Absence de justice pour une mort suspecte ; un détenu dénonce des actes de torture devant un tribunal (Nairobi) – Les autorités rwandaises devraient libérer le journaliste Dieudonné Niyonsenga,...