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Post-Conflict Rwanda: Presentation by Dele Olojede Watch Video Connection Speed: High Speed Low Speed    Event Title : Post-Conflict Rwanda: Presentation by Dele Olojede Date : 5/24/2005 Duration : 01:36:25 minutes Language  : English Country/Region : World Keyword :  Human Development  Economic Development  Social Development Presenter : Paulo Gomes Bernard Harborne Dele Olojede Anne Thomas | Related Material | Recommendations |Related B-SPAN Videos |  DESCRIPTION  On May 24, 2005, the World Bank’s Public Information Center and the World Bank Diversity Program sponsored a special seminar with Newsday Correspondent Dele Olojede to discuss the Rwandan recovery and the international reporters’ responsibilities in civil conflicts in the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. Olojede was honored with the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in international reporting “for his fresh, haunting look at Rwanda a decade after rape and genocidal slaughter had ravaged the Tutsi tribe,” according to the Pulitzer Prize Board. Olojede shared stories about his experiences and his expectations for the rebuilding African nation. Encouraged by the government and often with the help of local churches, survivors and killers alike are trying to come to grips with living together in the same towns, however awkwardly. He cautioned that the country still needs time to pull itself back together and pointed out the difficulty in teaching people in newly democratized countries why they have the ability to vote. Paulo Gomes, Bank Executive Director, argued that the Bank and other international organizations must design a framework to deal with conflict. He chided the global media for its inattention to the 1994 genocide, but lauded the benefits of a free press in developing countries. Bernard Harborne, Senior Advisor for the Bank’s Conflict in Africa department, added that justice, truth, and economic equity are indispensable to post-conflict success. The Bank should be more positive and constructive about its role in conflict prevention, Harborne insisted. During a question and answer session, audience members asked about the role of the United Nations in the Rwandan genocide and the psychological manipulation of the general populace by the leadership. Some attendants also inquired whether the Rwandan tragedy and other African conflicts pointed to an overarching African value system. The panel was moderated by Anne Thomas, Executive Secretary for the Bank’s Appeals Committee.  RELATED MATERIALS   Newsday: Genocide’s Child Related World Bank and Other Links: The World Bank: Rwanda The Pulitzer Prizes Related B-SPAN Events: PREM Week 2005: Session II—Making Africa Grow Accessing HIV/AIDS Drugs and Diagnostics at Clinton Foundation Prices with Bank Funding RELATED B-SPAN EVENTS Human Development (150) Economic Development (414) Social Development (58) RELATED WORLD BANK LINKS Not Available