Assessment of the United Nations' intervention in Rwanda: United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda - prior to and during the genocide - Softcover

Hülle, Anna Kathrin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3843378916 ISBN 13: 9783843378918

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Peacekeeping and the role expected to be played by the UN have undergone serious changes. The shadow of Somalia deeply influenced the mandating of future mission while the U.S, through the PDD25, changed its course of policy towards UN Peacekeeping operations. The Rwandan 1994 genocide is of particular significance in the sense that it illustrates the challenges and difficulties encountered by the international community and the UN to correspond adequately to intra-state conflicts. The Rwandan genocide could not be prevented although UN Peacekeeping troops were on the ground prior to and during the massacres - in a period of hundred days, nearly one million people have lost their lives. Foremost, the book aims at evaluating the UN involvement in Rwanda, especially through the intervention of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Subsequently, the mission's mandate and its inherent challenges and difficulties encountered will be examined. The final part will scrutinize which, if any, lessons have been learnt from Rwanda and will portray weaknesses of UN Peacekeeping operations.

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About the Author

Anna Kathrin HUELLE, M.A., studied a B.A. in European Studies at The Hague University with a specialization in Public Administration. She worked in the area of Juvenile Penal Justice for UNICEF Uruguay and holds a Master?s degree in European and International Studies. Currently she works as a Programme Officer for an international NGO in Somalia.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3843378916
• ISBN 13: 9783843378918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124