Bio
Roméo A. Dallaire is founder of The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, a retired Canadian senator, and a retired Canadian Army lieutenant-general. He served as force commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda between 1993 and 1994.
Featured Work
OCT 2, 2014 • Podcast
A Conversation with Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire
In this inspiring conversation, Dallaire talks about his faith in the principle of R2P--"one of the great innovations of our time"--and how ...
JUN 3, 2011 • Podcast
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers
Child soldiers are a weapons system that is effective, cheap, and complete. How do we counter that? How do we make the use of children ...
FEB 11, 2005 • Transcript
Bearing Witness to Genocide: Rwanda, Darfur, and the Implications for Future Peacekeeping Operations
In 1994, General Dallaire was the commander of the UN Assistance Mission to Rwanda and powerless to stop the massacre of 800,000 people, who were slaughtered in 100 ...
JAN 29, 2003 • Podcast
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
Dallaire recalls the agony of not being able to take action to halt the Rwandan genocide because he lacked the requisite authority as well as ...