Uganda-Rwanda Genocide
Many people around the world are criticizing the United Nations for not preventing or stopping the devastating genocide that happened in Rwanda during 1994. The United Nations tried to mediate a cease-fire and bring peace to Rwanda, but it didn’t work out successfully. The main reason why UN was poorly equipped and insufficient, UN responded too late and Rwanda refused the UN’s support.
The United Nations did make some contributions such as establishing the United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda(UNOMUR) along the border between Uganda and Rwanda, and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) for peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and general support for the peace process. However, the UNAMIR was insufficient and poorly equipped which made an other incident happen. On April 6 1994, a plane carrying Rwanda’s president Habyarimana and Burundi’s president Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down, which started the genocide.
One of the reason why UN failed was that UN responded too late. By the time UN recognized the seriousness of the situation, millions of people had already died and the nation was in a chaos. The UNAMIR made unsuccessful attempts to mediate a cease-fire. On April 21 1994, as some countries withdrew their contingents, the UN decided to reduce UNAMIR’s strength in Rwanda from 2,500 troops to …show more content…
On June 22 1994, UN deployed a French-led military force called Operation Turquoise into Rwanda to establish a safe zone. However, the operation was opposed by the RPF, claiming that France had always supported the government and policies of President Habyarimana. After the genocide, when UNAMIR made efforts to ensure security and stability, support humanitarian assistance, clear landmines and help refugees to resettle. But Rwanda supported ending the mission, stating that UNAMIR did not respond to its priority needs. The Security Council heeded that request, and UNAMIR left in March
The United Nations did make some contributions such as establishing the United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda(UNOMUR) along the border between Uganda and Rwanda, and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) for peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and general support for the peace process. However, the UNAMIR was insufficient and poorly equipped which made an other incident happen. On April 6 1994, a plane carrying Rwanda’s president Habyarimana and Burundi’s president Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down, which started the genocide.
One of the reason why UN failed was that UN responded too late. By the time UN recognized the seriousness of the situation, millions of people had already died and the nation was in a chaos. The UNAMIR made unsuccessful attempts to mediate a cease-fire. On April 21 1994, as some countries withdrew their contingents, the UN decided to reduce UNAMIR’s strength in Rwanda from 2,500 troops to …show more content…
On June 22 1994, UN deployed a French-led military force called Operation Turquoise into Rwanda to establish a safe zone. However, the operation was opposed by the RPF, claiming that France had always supported the government and policies of President Habyarimana. After the genocide, when UNAMIR made efforts to ensure security and stability, support humanitarian assistance, clear landmines and help refugees to resettle. But Rwanda supported ending the mission, stating that UNAMIR did not respond to its priority needs. The Security Council heeded that request, and UNAMIR left in March