[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban commends Rwanda for its "brave recovery"

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN's Amos: Sudan rebels are impeding aid shipments Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 24, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban commends Rwanda for its "brave recovery" United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Rwanda this week, lauding the country for its recovery from the 1994 genocide that killed over 1 million people. "You are writing a different future. ... In less than two decades, you have reconciled and rebuilt. You stand as an example of humanity's capacity for human compassion and forgiveness," Ban said. 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