International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

Apr 7, 2025  

Event URL:  https://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/day-of-reflection.shtml

Commemorative Events

The date, 7 April, marks the start of the 1994 genocide which lasted for the 100-day period to mid-July 1994.

Every year, on or around that date, the United Nations organizes commemorative events at its Headquarters in New York and at United Nations offices around the world.

April and July —
Rwanda Public Holidays Mourning the Genocide

Rwanda has two public holidays mourning the genocide. The national mourning period begins with Kwibuka (Remembrance), the national commemoration, on 7 April and concludes with Liberation Day on 4 July.