Roméo A. Dallaire

The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative; Former Canadian Army Lieutenant-General

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 ...

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

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 ...

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Dallaire

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 ...

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Dallaire

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 ...