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Jan. 13, 2015
Humanitarian and UN Force Commander During Rwandan Genocide to Speak At UT Jan. 28
Roméo Antonius Dallaire, a retired Canadian Army lieutenant-general, UN force commander during the Rwandan genocide and celebrated humanitarian, will speak at The University of Tampa on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m. in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values.The presentation, which is part of UT’s spring honors symposia series, is free and open to the public.In 1993, Lt. Gen. Dallaire was appointed force commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), where he witnessed the country descend into chaos and genocide, leading to the deaths of more than 800,000 Rwandans. While permission to intervene was denied and the UN withdrew its peacekeeping forces, Lt. Gen. Dallaire, along with a small contingent of Ghanaian soldiers and military observers, disobeyed the command to withdraw and remained in Rwanda to fulfill their ethical obligation to protect those who sought refuge with the UN forces.Lt. Gen. Dallaire’s courage and leadership during this mission earned him the Meritorious Service Cross, the United States Legion of Merit, the Aegis Award on Genocide Prevention, and the affection and admiration of people around the globe. He was also appointed as a Canadian senator.Since his retirement, he has become an outspoken advocate for human rights, genocide prevention, mental health and war-affected children. He founded The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization committed to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide, and is the author of two best-selling books, including his most recent, They Fight Like Soldiers; They Die Like Children — the Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers.For more information, contact Denis Rey, associate professor of government and world affairs, at (813) 257-1729 or denis.rey@ut.edu.
Roméo Antonius Dallaire, a retired Canadian Army lieutenant-general, UN force commander during the Rwandan genocide and celebrated humanitarian, will speak at The University of Tampa on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m. in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values.
The presentation, which is part of UT’s spring honors symposia series, is free and open to the public.
In 1993, Lt. Gen. Dallaire was appointed force commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), where he witnessed the country descend into chaos and genocide, leading to the deaths of more than 800,000 Rwandans. While permission to intervene was denied and the UN withdrew its peacekeeping forces, Lt. Gen. Dallaire, along with a small contingent of Ghanaian soldiers and military observers, disobeyed the command to withdraw and remained in Rwanda to fulfill their ethical obligation to protect those who sought refuge with the UN forces.
Lt. Gen. Dallaire’s courage and leadership during this mission earned him the Meritorious Service Cross, the United States Legion of Merit, the Aegis Award on Genocide Prevention, and the affection and admiration of people around the globe. He was also appointed as a Canadian senator.
Since his retirement, he has become an outspoken advocate for human rights, genocide prevention, mental health and war-affected children. He founded The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization committed to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide, and is the author of two best-selling books, including his most recent, They Fight Like Soldiers; They Die Like Children — the Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers.
For more information, contact Denis Rey, associate professor of government and world affairs, at (813) 257-1729 or denis.rey@ut.edu.
The presentation, which is part of UT’s spring honors symposia series, is free and open to the public.
In 1993, Lt. Gen. Dallaire was appointed force commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), where he witnessed the country descend into chaos and genocide, leading to the deaths of more than 800,000 Rwandans. While permission to intervene was denied and the UN withdrew its peacekeeping forces, Lt. Gen. Dallaire, along with a small contingent of Ghanaian soldiers and military observers, disobeyed the command to withdraw and remained in Rwanda to fulfill their ethical obligation to protect those who sought refuge with the UN forces.
Lt. Gen. Dallaire’s courage and leadership during this mission earned him the Meritorious Service Cross, the United States Legion of Merit, the Aegis Award on Genocide Prevention, and the affection and admiration of people around the globe. He was also appointed as a Canadian senator.
Since his retirement, he has become an outspoken advocate for human rights, genocide prevention, mental health and war-affected children. He founded The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization committed to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide, and is the author of two best-selling books, including his most recent, They Fight Like Soldiers; They Die Like Children — the Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers.
For more information, contact Denis Rey, associate professor of government and world affairs, at (813) 257-1729 or denis.rey@ut.edu.
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