Exciting news! We are proud to announce that the 2024 Aegis Award recipients are 3 Central African Faith Leaders. 1. Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga 2. Apostle Nicolas Guérékoyame-Gbangou 3. The late Imam Omar Kobine Layama Their incredible courage inspires us all to seek #peace

📍Latest statement: Special Advisers on Genocide Prevention Alice Wairimu Nderitu & Responsibility to Protect Mô Bleeker on escalation of violence in #Myanmar & urgent need of protection of all groups at risk across the country, including Rohingya. 📰🔗 un.org/en/genocidepre…

During her recent visit to the memorial, Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide United Nations, paid her respects to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

📍The Special Adviser Alice Wairimu Nderitu visited Rwanda in April this year at the start of #KWIBUKA30 & came back in July to mark end of 100 days of Remembrance. 📰🔗 End-of-mission statement on activities & meetings held 22 - 29 July ⬇️ un.org/en/genocidepre…

Special Advisers on Genocide Prevention Alice Wairimu Nderitu & Responsibility to Protect Mô Bleeker issued a statement this week on #Myanmar & urgent need of protection of all groups at risk across the country. Here's 5 quick facts on the situation 🔽 📰🔗 un.org/en/genocidepre…

"As we honor the #Yezidi victims of serious international crimes, we acknowledge the historical reality of what they had to endure, & the fact that many of the risk factors that led to their persecution still persist', Special Adviser Alice Wairimu Nderitu 🔽 youtu.be/0z-uKmaUYhU

In 2022, Special Adviser Alice Wairimu Nderitu visited #Iraq & met the tireless team of Free Yezidi Foundation. The organization set up centers after surviving the crimes committed against the #Yezidi & since then it provides critical support to women, youth, & many survivors in the community.

UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of 1994 Rwandan genocide and 1995 Srebrenica genocide accountable, Alice Wairimu Nderitu Read more⤵️ news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

The Free Yezidi Foundation - one of our 2023 Champions of Prevention - support #Yezidi community through advocacy & justice efforts, incl w psychosocial support, education, & livelihood opportunities for survivors, w focus on women & survivors of sexual violence. 🔗freeyezidi.org

Mr. TIM Minea, an ED of @kdeikaruna was selected as a champion of prevention, a Raphael Lemkin champion by the UN Office on Genocide Prevention in New York for the year 2023. Please watch his interview here: facebook.com/share/v/uVqpUT…

Did you know? Kdei Karuna Organization, a Cambodian NGO, honored as a Champion of Genocide Prevention in 2023. Kdei Karuna Organization's decade-long dedication to peacebuilding initiatives in #Cambodia is a testament to their unwavering commitment for peaceful world. 👉 un.org/en/genocide-pr…

Targeting populations because of their religion or beliefs constitutes a grave human rights violation. Thursday is the International Day for Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. un.org/en/observances… #StandUp4HumanRights

🔊Alice Wairimu Nderitu: "Today, we discuss a pressing and urgent topic, one I have addressed multiple times in the past. Just few weeks ago, I issued a joint statement with the UN Special Adviser on #R2P on the escalation of violence in #Myanmar ➡️ un.org/en/genocidepre…

🔊Alice Wairimu Nderitu: “#Rohingya in #Myanmar, incl. women & children, continue to suffer from targeted killing & indiscriminate violence." UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention emphasizes need for protection & preventative actions to address vulnerabilities of the group.

📍Latest statement: Special Advisers on Genocide Prevention Alice Wairimu Nderitu & Responsibility to Protect Mô Bleeker on the committment to support #Rohingya refugees by Mr. Muhammad Yunus, interim Prime Minister of #Bangladesh ⬇️ 📄🔗 un.org/sites/un2.un.o…

Remembering the 85th anniv. of the outbreak of #WW2 we honored at Poland in the UN the legacy of Rafał Lemkin - a Polish-Jewish lawyer whose tragic experiences of war fueled his relentless fight against the 'crime of crimes' - genocide and led to the adoption of the🇺🇳Genocide Convention.