Rwandan genocide: Security Council told failure of political will led to ‘cascade of human tragedy'

The Security Council today marked the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide by calling on all countries to recommit to prevent and fight such serious crimes, as a senior United Nations official warned that many of today's conflicts reveal that protection of populations from atrocities remains "lagging and elusive."

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