The UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was established in October 1993 pursuant to Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 872. Its mandate was to monitor the Arusha Agreement cease-fire and to assist in establishing new governance, however, this mandate represents the ineffectiveness of peacekeeping in resolving conflict as it did not permit the forcible removal of confirmed weapons caches or the use of firearms to protect civilians. Former UN War Crimes Investigator (“When Good Men Do Nothing” Four Corners), given the intelligence information received, the UN could have contained the killings, hence emphasises the failure of the SC in promptly responding to an impending crisis. Furthermore, the lack of funding and lack of political will, particularly the reluctance in using the term ‘genocide’ represents the absence and ineffectiveness of international cooperation in supplying adequate resources to UNAMIR, therefore significantly limiting the capacity of peacekeepers in resolving …show more content…
The International Crisis Group (ICG) assisted the East Timor government and the UN administrative there by producing reports on issues that are of vital importance to East Timor’s future peace and security, such as the 2009 Report: No Time for Complacency, which noted that despite improvements, the judicial system remained fragile and there still exist significant issues of security and corruption, all of which require continued assistance from the UN, Australia and the international community to resolve. However, the later ICG 2009 Report: Handing Back Responsibility to Timor-Leste’s Police was critical of the manner in which UN administration took control of the East Timor Police. Thus, the ICG shows its commitment to preventing, mitigating or resolving conflict worldwide as proven through East