07/04/2014 Newsround


07/04/2014

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Live with news of Prince George's big trip down under on the way.

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Plus: This is Newsround! Let's start in Africa where the

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people of Rwanda have begun a special week to mark 20 years since

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one of history's most distressing events. The BBC's George Alagiah has

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been at a special ceremony today. You may find some of what he says

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upsetting. I am in Rwanda's biggest stadium and

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thousands of people are here and they're remembering some of the

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terrible things that happened 20 years ago, what happened was that

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800,000 people, that's nearly a million people, were killed because

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they belonged to an ethnic group called the Tutsi. Women and children

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were among those killed. Today there are lots of children here in Rwanda

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that are too young to remember what happened. They weren't even born 20

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years ago. But I have been finding out they've been learning all about

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those terrible things which are called genocide, they've been

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learning about it in their classrooms.

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Morning break at this school. 20 years ago I visited this school.

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Then the pupils were being helped with the trauma of having witnessed

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the genocide. Let's see what they're up to now.

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Today even these primary school children are taught about the

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genocide and why it must never be allowed to happen again. First

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question - what were the causes of the massacres? The pupils, whether

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they're from the majority Huti population or the once persecuted

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Tutsis are taught they're just Rwandans now. The country is trying

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to move beyond ethnicity. The emphasis now is on working together,

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since the Government scrapped Tuesday virtually every child gets

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-- scrapped tuition feeses virtually every child gets education. It's

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Rwanda's best chance to create a generation for whom genocide is

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consigned to the history books. Remember if there's anything you see

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or hear in the news that upsets you there's lots of help and advice on

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the Newsround website. In other news, Prince George has

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travelled to the other side of the world as part of his first official

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Royal trip. He has touched down in New Zealand with his mum and dad,

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the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and lots of people were excited to

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see them. Here is yenny. Royal touch down in New Zealand --

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Jenny. The visit of this little boy is big news, especially for those

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who got to meet the family. Everyone has been talking about it and we got

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to experience it. It's a really amazing opportunity. They were

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really down to earth. So nice. The Royals are visiting because the

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Queen's still officially - the Queen still officially rules Australia. It

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dates back to when she had much more control over Commonwealth countries.

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There are those who have questioned whether that should continue. This

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visit is partly designed to show off the benefits of having closer ties

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to royalty although some need more convincing than others. I went to

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the wedding in the UK, people call it magic, obsession. But yeah,

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there's something magical about them. I love them. Baby George's

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first international tour, they don't come to New Zealand every week. You

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want to see them. The Royal couple were welcomed by traditional Maori

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warriors and took part in a greeting ceremony where people rub noses to

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say hello. The Prince will travel with his parents around New Zealand,

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then on to Australia. An opportunity for people there to meet the boy who

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might one day be their King. Prince George isn't the only one

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attract th new fans. Fresh from being crowned winner of The Voice

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Jermaine Jackman answered some of your questions. The 19-year-old

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landed a major record deal after being voted this year's best act on

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Saturday. This is what he told us about the moment he won. I was

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standing there thinking I need to go to the toilet, hurry up, please! My

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hands were sweaty and when I heard my name called out it almost took a

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second of a delay for me to go, what! ? And you can see Jermaine

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answer more of your questions back here at 6. 50pm. Head to the website

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for our guide on unusual greetings from around the world. We will see

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you back here later.

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