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00:34 Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
00:37 This powerful memorial reminds us that behind every individual killed was a world unto itself.
00:45 A family that lost a loved one, a mother, a father, a child.
00:51 A dream extinguished, a potential taken too soon.
00:57 The brutality that these wolves bear witness to is a constant reminder of the terrifying consequences
01:04 of dehumanizing the other.
01:08 Of how fear-mongering and disinformation amid international complacency can lead to the ugliest and deadliest extremes.
01:19 Rwanda's experience teaches that we must fight the dehumanizing rhetoric that fuels conflict.
01:28 Your story can be a beacon for us all.
01:33 How the people of this country took action after this unspeakable crime of crimes
01:40 and worked towards reconciliation to heal old wounds and prevent genocide from happening again.
01:50 How many times have we said never again only to find ourselves facing another conflict rooted in hatred and dehumanization.
02:03 Almost 30,000 Ghazans have been killed or unaccounted for over the past three months.
02:10 The overwhelming majority, nearly 70%, are women and children.
02:17 More children have died in Gaza than in all other conflicts around the world this past year.
02:24 Of those who have survived, many have lost one or both parents, an entire generation of orphans.
02:34 How can indiscriminate aggression and shelling bring peace?
02:40 How can they guarantee security when they build on hatred?
02:46 Without a just peace on the basis of a two-state solution, the world will continue to pay a heavy price for failing to resolve this conflict.
02:57 And we will never know true peace and stability in the Middle East.
03:02 This memorial teaches us that we cannot write off any conflict as hopelessly irreparable.
03:11 It shows us how respect, justice, and compassion can lead to a better future.
03:20 And it teaches the world that memory matters, that we must first acknowledge the brutality before we can work towards peace,
03:31 that complacency can be tantamount to collusion, that we must hold on to our humanity in order to step back from the abyss.
03:44 Thank you.
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