UNAMIR: Mission to Rwanda
Abstract
In early 1993, the UN Secretary General drew attention to the tragedy befalling Rwanda In June the Security Council passed resolution 846 authorizing a UN Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR) which began operations in July with approximately a hundred military and civilian personnel. Its primary task was to ensure that no military assistance reached the Rwandan rebels-the Front Patriotique Rwandais-across the Uganda border. In August, the belligerents signed the Arusha peace agreement which, it was hoped, would bring peace. Its goals included installing a broad-based transitional government (BBTG); establishing transitional institutions; deploying a neutral international force; withdrawing all foreign troops; integrating the gendarmerie; disengaging, disarming, and demobilizing both parties; and protecting the expatriate community. The goals were intended to culminate in elections some twenty-two months later. Unfortunately, the UNOMUR mandate to prevent weapons from entering the country did little to abate human suffering. In fact, the situation continued to deteriorate because of the massive displaced population, drought, famine, poor public health, and de declining national revenues, Large refugee in fluxes from Rwanda into neighboring Burundi were also a chief concern. Accordingly the Security Council adopted resolution 872 in October 1993 authorizing a contingent consisting of some 2,500 military personnel known as the U.N. Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). UNAMIR had a multifaceted mandate and a concept of operations with four phases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA423206
Entities
People
- B. Poulin
- R. A. Dallaire
Organizations
- National Defense University