In addition to efforts geared at tackling climate change, President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, September 20, told the United Nations General Assembly that effort must also be put into ending ongoing conflicts.
He said:"We must not only cool down on climate. We must also cool down on conflict. Today, there is no sign of ongoing conflicts ending anytime soon.
"The migration crisis is a case in point. Every year, migrants and refugees undertake dangerous journeys in search of a better future." Rwanda's decision is informed by"our experience," and knowing first-hand the pain of losing everything and not having a place to call home. Rwanda lost more than one million people during the devastating 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
However, he noted, that does not absolve any country or region of the responsibility to address the governance shortfalls which are the root cause of instability.
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