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In 1994, the international community witnessed genocide of massive scale in Rwanda. ... The lessons learned of the Rwanda conflict for the UN are: the necessity of humanitarian intervention, implementing professional military principles and better prevention strategies. ...
The case for Rwanda is a complicated one as the problem started during the colonial period. The Tutsi traditionally dominated Rwanda’s politics; a group that once made up 17% of the population and the rest of the population was Hutu. ... Moreover, the Tutsi’s would not give up as they repeatedly invaded Rwanda trying to take back power, however the Hutu responded violently by killing the Tutsi citizens. ... The Tutsi formed a rebel group called the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), which invaded northern Rwanda. ... Peace Keeper of UN called UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) tried to modify the power-sharing provisions of the agreement. ... By April 1994, the situation in Rwanda had become uncontrollable and the UNAMIR forces were unable to fulfill their mission and the international community did not act quickly to stop the 800 000 Tutsi who were exterminated in the ethnic holocaust.
The most important lesson that the UN and member states can learn from the Rwanda atrocity is that intervention is key. ... Moreover, the UN and member states allowed the case of Somalia to color their judgment and influence their decisions regarding the conflict of Rwanda. ...
Another lesson that the UN can learn from Rwanda is better military principles. ... However, UNAMIR was not under the control of the UN Secretary General nor the commander had full control of the operations in Rwanda. ... Moreover, intelligence information was another problem in the case of Rwanda. ... For example, it was stated that on May 9 Defense Intelligence Agency report stated plainly that the Rwanda violence was not spontaneous, but was directed by the government. ... The failure of the international community to invest in conflict prevention in Rwanda caused thousands to die. ... , and Belgian diplomatic missions in Rwanda received clear warnings that the closer the Arusha Accords came to being implemented, the more the extremists were prepared to unleash a death campaign against supporters of the accord and the entire Tutsi community. ... In hindsight, the warning signs appear clear, but for many participants at the time the magnitude of the impending crisis were not apparent. ... The Rwanda case demonstrates that information about escalating conflict does not translate into early warning or decisive early action unless the bureaucratic and political machinery is prepared to translate information into analysis and analysis into warning.
Approximate Word count = 1993
Approximate Pages = 8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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