“I was on the ground, I was in command, I had been given the mission, and I took the decision.” — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
Kofi Annan was the U.N. Under-Secretary General for peacekeeping operations. He had the responsibilities in regards to the mounting and operation of… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks. Member nations do not want a… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
Is the human condition not defined by an endless struggle to control the ego's subterfuges? — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
More and more, we have been able to present the argument that recruitment of child soldiers is a social breakdown that leads to atrocities,… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
“Many signs point to the fact that the youth of the Third World will no longer tolerate living in circumstances that give them no… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
“Still, I did not regret for a moment leaving the bright lights of Manhattan behind in favour of night skies so dark the stars… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
I felt it absolutely essential that we plant the U.N. flag in Rwanda and plant it in a place of significance to show all… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
Death became a desired option. I hoped I would hit a mine or run into an ambush and just end it all. I think… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
Where you are born should not dictate your potential as a human being. — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
“If I decide to make a career in the army, he said, I would never be rich, but I would live one of the… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
The night I flew out from Rwanda, I landed in Nairobi, and I was on my way back home, and my left side started… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
The first breath of air of Africa - it felt like you were in another continent - you were, you were - and it… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
