At the end of the cold war in 1992, Peacekeepers arrived in Mogadishu, Somalia to combat the Somali warlords who were causing havoc in the country. Unfortunately, the blue helmet forces of the UN were not welcomed as some were killed while the bodies of the US soldiers were displayed on the streets of Mogadishu. Eventually, the US decided to withdraw its troops when a US helicopter was shot down by Somali warlords. In 1995, the UN also withdrew its troops due to failure as confessed. Similarly in 1994, the UN peacekeeping forces also failed to resolve the conflict that resulted in the genocide between the Tutsi and Hutus. Regardless of the fact that there was a small peacekeeping force in Rwanda at the commencement of the genocide, it was incompatible
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Additionally, in 2000 the UN peacekeepers entered in Sierra Leone in hopes to end the “blood diamond” genocide, the effort now known as the largest UN peacekeeping effort also echoed the previous failed missions of the UN peacekeepers. Aside from the unfortunate fact that most of the peacekeepers were ill-equipped and poorly trained, the rebels and warlords stole the UN peacekeepers weapons, tanks and uniforms not to mention the fact that they also managed to kidnap hundreds of the peacekeepers. Eventually Ecomog, the Nigerian contributed troops withdrew from the situation due to “domestic pressures” leading to the withdrawal of several other peacekeeping troops contributed by sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South Asia (BBC …show more content…
Ngoma (2005), argues that Peacekeeping operations are a “mammoth task” because there are too many variables that go into peacekeeping operations like fact finding, humanitarian assistance and the usage of “good offices” which are hard to set up and implement. Ngoma goes as far as considering race factors in UN Peacekeeping missions by comparing the 1994 Rwandan genocide to the slaughter of the innocent in the former Yugoslavia. According to Ngoma, the latter received overwhelming international support whereas the former didn’t which lead to over 3 million casualties. She adds that the reason for the failure of UN Peacekeeping missions is not solely because of their intent but has to do in part by the nature of the host countries, non-state actors, individuals and society in general. She concludes that peace support and peacekeeping operations have thus far not brought about the peace and security the world has been searching for” (Ngoma 2005). Although most would, like Ngoma also consider race factors in UN Peacekeeping missions when we begin to compare host countries like the ones Ngoma mentions. Since such perceptions are often based on personal thought and not facts as the notion of race as a factor in such cases as far as where the UN Peacekeeping missions take place is hard to accept
Additionally, in 2000 the UN peacekeepers entered in Sierra Leone in hopes to end the “blood diamond” genocide, the effort now known as the largest UN peacekeeping effort also echoed the previous failed missions of the UN peacekeepers. Aside from the unfortunate fact that most of the peacekeepers were ill-equipped and poorly trained, the rebels and warlords stole the UN peacekeepers weapons, tanks and uniforms not to mention the fact that they also managed to kidnap hundreds of the peacekeepers. Eventually Ecomog, the Nigerian contributed troops withdrew from the situation due to “domestic pressures” leading to the withdrawal of several other peacekeeping troops contributed by sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South Asia (BBC …show more content…
Ngoma (2005), argues that Peacekeeping operations are a “mammoth task” because there are too many variables that go into peacekeeping operations like fact finding, humanitarian assistance and the usage of “good offices” which are hard to set up and implement. Ngoma goes as far as considering race factors in UN Peacekeeping missions by comparing the 1994 Rwandan genocide to the slaughter of the innocent in the former Yugoslavia. According to Ngoma, the latter received overwhelming international support whereas the former didn’t which lead to over 3 million casualties. She adds that the reason for the failure of UN Peacekeeping missions is not solely because of their intent but has to do in part by the nature of the host countries, non-state actors, individuals and society in general. She concludes that peace support and peacekeeping operations have thus far not brought about the peace and security the world has been searching for” (Ngoma 2005). Although most would, like Ngoma also consider race factors in UN Peacekeeping missions when we begin to compare host countries like the ones Ngoma mentions. Since such perceptions are often based on personal thought and not facts as the notion of race as a factor in such cases as far as where the UN Peacekeeping missions take place is hard to accept