,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bg1 #bjai ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,kaine1
 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4        
,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,observing the
 #beth ,anniversary of the genocide in  
,rwanda4  ,whereas #be years ago1       
between ,april and ,june #aiid1 an      
estimated #hjj1jjj ,rwandans1 most of   
them members of the minority ,tutsi     
community along with some politically   
moderate ,hutus1 were killed in an      
organized campaign of genocide2 ,whereas
 up to #b1jjj1jjj people fled ,rwanda as
 refugees1 #a1jjj1jjj were internally   
displaced1 and of the survivors1 #ge1jjj
 were children who lost one or both     
parents2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations  
,assistance ,mission for ,rwanda was    
dramatically scaled back as the genocide

 occurred1 with the ,united ,states and 
other nations failing to stop the       
killings2 ,whereas the genocide forced  
,rwandans to confront core issues of    
ethnic and national identity1 justice1  
peace1 reconciliation1 and security2    
,whereas the people and ,government of  
,rwanda have taken steps to foster peace
 and reconciliation2 ,whereas ,rwanda's 
position on the ,united ,nations        
,development ,program ,human            
,development ,index continues to        
steadily improve1 although the nation   
remains one of the world's poorest1     
positioned at #aeh out of #ahi countries
 and territories requiring continued    
development assistance and support2 and 
,whereas the people and ,government of  
the ,united ,states support the people  
of ,rwanda in their aspirations for     
continued economic growth1 improved food
 security1 better health outcomes1      
protection of biodiversity1 and fully   
accountable governance3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7        

solemnly observes the #beth ,anniversary
 of the genocide in ,rwanda1 which began
 on ,april #f1 #aiid2  7#b7 recognizes  
the failure of the international        
community1 including the ,united        
,states1 to provide urgent assistance in
 preventing and stopping the genocide2  
7#c7 reaffirms that the people of the   
,united ,states will continue to stand  
with the people of ,rwanda in their     
ongoing journey towards reconciliation1 
peace1 and open1 inclusive1 and         
accountable governance2  7#d7 reaffirms 
its commitment to the ,convention on the
 ,prevention and ,punishment of the     
,crime of ,genocide1 done at ,paris     
,december #i1 #aidh2  7#e7 supports     
ongoing efforts to educate the people of
 the ,united ,states1 and around the    
world1 about the genocide in ,rwanda1   
hoping to prevent the commission of any 
such future occurrences in ,rwanda or   
elsewhere2  7#f7 commits to continuing  
efforts to strengthen and support       
,rwandan1 ,united ,states1 and other    

international institutions and tribunals
 working to bring to justice those      
responsible for the genocide2 and  7#g7 
calls on the ,united ,states ,government
 and the international community to     
seize on the occasion of this           
anniversary to focus attention on the   
future of ,rwanda1 cooperating to       
prevent and respond to genocide and     
crimes against humanity in nations      
across the globe1 and to support the    
people of ,rwanda so that they may--    
7,a7 be free from future ethnic         
violence2  7,b7 experience full civil   
and human rights1 without fear of       
violence or intimidation2  7,c7         
peacefully resolve disputes2 and  7,d7  
benefit from sustained economic growth  
and development1 which improves the     
health1 prosperity1 and standard of     
living of all4