On June 20 of each year, the world celebrates the day dedicated to refugees and asylum seekers. The theme chosen for this year is: “Each of us can act and bring a positive change to the society, for a fair and inclusive world, because every action counts”. With the precautionary Continuer
On July 9 of each year since 2001, the world celebrates the day dedicated to the destruction of small arms. According to the United Nations, the statistics show the existence of a weapon for ten inhabitants in the world. On average, 800,000 are destroyed each year, but unregulated weapons remain Continuer
Huye district, former Butare, in the southern province of Rwanda, is home to a lot of Burundian refugees. Among them, more than 20, living with disabilities or at least infirm, including children. They try to do as much as possible to make a living even if it is not always Continuer
Whether in Nduta camp, Mtendeli or Nyarugusu, these Burundians believe that the growing source of insecurity in these camps is linked to the fact that they are located near the Burundian-Tanzanian border. Tanzania hosts just over 189,000 Burundian refugees. They are settled in three camps of Nduta, Nyarugusu and Mtendeli. Continuer
In October 2017, the International Criminal Court ICC “authorized the prosecutor of the ICC to open an investigation into crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court alleged to have been committed in Burundi or by Burundian nationals outside their country since April 26, 2015 until October 26, 2017 “says the Continuer
The Ambassador of Japan to Rwanda visited the Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda’s eastern province on Tuesday. He handed over food aid worth $ 1 million. This was received by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). According Continuer
From 2 to 9 June 2019, the UN is celebrating a week of sensitization against armed violence. According to Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament, “armed violence continues to devastate communities around the world, challenging security, economic opportunities and social and human rights”. She adds that more Continuer
More than 20 members of the Forum pour la Mémoire Vigilante, FMV, have been trained on research and peacebuilding. This session was made possible by the British NGO AEGIS-TRUST which fights against the genocide and the expansion of its ideology in Rwanda and in the sub-region. According to AEGIS-TRUST, educating Continuer
Since November 2018, the Forum pour la Mémoire Vigilante, FMV, has already made four visits to the site of the Genocide Memorial located in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda. In this site rest more than 250 thousand victims of the genocide committed against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. According to Continuer
Thursday, april 18th, 2019, the FMV, Forum pour la Mémoire Vigilante, visited the refugee students of the district of Huye, in the south of Rwanda, beneficiaries of the school support of the Burundian community of Texas (USA) in collaboration with this Regional NGO. As a first step, this community supports Continuer
