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Neutral Military Observer Group (NMOG I). UNOMUR’S main focus was on the transport of weapons and ammunition across the border between Uganda and Rwanda. Thousands of people sought refuge from UNAMIR controlled sites. On 17th May 1994, the UN Security Council introduced an arms boycott against Rwanda, they called for all member Sates to assist in the search for peace, and they increased UNAMIR’s troops from 270 to 5,500.…

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945, where it takes on issues confronting humanity, such as climate change, peace and security, disarmament, terrorism, conflicts and more. However, the effectiveness of these interventions by the UN is still in question. Intervention is the interference of one state in the affairs of another, while effective is how adequate UN is in accomplishing their purpose. On the other hand, conflict is a disagreement through which the parties…

Introduction The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has often been condemned for its method of handling humanitarian issues. The UNSC has been criticized for being “indisputably out of date and for being able to effectively address humanitarian issues by not intervene in time to prevent crimes against humanity.” Such occurrence was the Rwandan crisis where millions of people were massacred between the years of 1990 and 1994. Following the Nuremberg trial, the Rwandan Genocide transpired…

means to intervention. It was only another attempt for the bourgeoisie to advance class. Lenin argues that capitalism in its latest form has taken on imperialism (Lenin, 22). With society separated into two classes; bourgeoisie as the leading minority powers in control, and the proletariat, the majority of the middle class that sell their labor to gain money. In the case of Libya and Kosovo, it is hard to ignore the history of colonialism and exploitation of resources. Capitalism has become…

The United Nations (UN) is defined as an intergovernmental organization commissioned to encourage international cooperation and to generate and continue international order. Individuals from within the UN member States can bring complaints of human right breaches to the relevant UN Treaty Body. A Human Rights Treaty is an international agreement, which instils irrevocable obligations to protect and promote rights and freedoms on States that officially accept it, commonly through “ratification”…

concern in the nation of Redland. Human Rights organizations are reporting the use of child soldiers and systemic rape as a weapon of war by the Unified Pineland Movement (UPM). These atrocities violate agreements of the Geneva Convention. This will not be tolerated by any of members of this negotiation. It is necessary that a mandate be decided upon soon. To ensure the mandates success it is with great cooperation from the other present actors, I stress the urgency to press for Security…

The United Nations is an international organization established in 1945 whose purpose is to maintain international peace and security. However, in extreme cases of global disarray, such as the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 and the ongoing Genocide in Darfur, it seems as if the UN did the complete opposite. By comparing both the military and humanitarian aid provided by the UN during these events, we will determine just how successful and/or adequate their efforts were. In addition to aid provided, we…

continuous improvement in world order. The increasing interdependence that nations have with each other makes promoting and maintaining world order a critical issue. Despite the establishment of the UN in 1945, conflicts between disputing nations is a common and devastating occurrence. To approach this issue the international community must cooperate and set standards through intergovernmental organisations such as the United Nations. Such conflicts are able to be resolved effectively by using…

Security Council has authorized humanitarian intervention, it has used Chapter VII of the Charter as its justification, citing a “threat to international peace and security,” even in cases of internal conflict like Somalia. (DRW, p. 888) When the Security Council has not authorized the use of force, like with NATO’s intervention in Kosovo, supporters argued that the situation was…

it seemed that they got a clue to the solution of the problem. The agreement was composed of shutting down and disabling nuclear facilities in North Korea. In return, other nations consented to support one million tons of heavy fuel oil to North Korea. However, North Korea rejected the talk since 2009 because of UN Security Council’s presidential statement to blame the North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket in April…