Genocide in Rwanda and the United Nations

Potreba da se istraži uloga Ujedinjenih naroda u genocidu u Ruandi 1994. godine vrlo je bitno istraživačko pitanje ako uzmemo u obzir da je sama svrha postojanja iste organizacije sprječavanje nastanka takvih događaja. Skoro 28 godina nakon što se tragičan događaj u povijesti Ruande dogodio možemo objektivno sagledati situaciju i provesti kronološko istraživanje. Provedene su mnoge stručne analize navedenog događaja, no možda jedna od najrelevantnijih je ona iz 1999. godine kojom je dokazano kako su Ujedinjeni narodi bili upoznati sa događanjima za vrijeme ali i prije genocida u Ruandi. Ta ista saznanja su ignorirali prilikom donošenja mandata misije UNAMIR-a I ali i kasnije kada su snage bile na terenu te im nije dozvoljeno odstupanje od samog mandata. Nažalost, visoku cijenu za političku nezainteresiranost UN-a i zemalja članica platili su građani Ruande, prije svega Tutsiji. U samo 100 dana na brutalan način ubijeno je preko 800.000 osoba. Iako su nakon provedene službene istrage dane mjere za sprečavanje ponavljanja sličnog događaja te su iste implementirane, svjedoci smo kako se 2003. godine ponovio genocid na afričkom kontinentu u Darfuru. Nažalost, ispostavilo se kako je dug put od toga da se riječi napisane na papiru pretoče u mjerljiva djela na terenu.The need to investigate the role of the United Nations in the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 is a very important research question if we consider that the very purpose of the existence of the same organization is to prevent the occurrence of such events. Almost 28 years after the tragic event in the history of Rwanda, we can look at the situation objectively and conduct a chronological research. Many expert analyzes of the mentioned event have been conducted, but perhaps one of the most relevant is the one from 1999, which proved that the United Nations was aware of the events during and before the genocide in Rwanda. They ignored this same knowledge when adopting the mandate of the UNAMIR I mission, but also later when the forces were on the ground and they were not allowed to deviate from the mandate itself. Unfortunately, the high price for the political indifference of the UN and its member states was paid by the citizens of Rwanda, primarily the Tutsi. Over 800,000 people were brutally murdered in just 100 days. Although after the official investigation, measures were taken to prevent the recurrence of a similar event and they were implemented, we witnessed the recurrence of genocide on the African continent in Darfur in 2003. Unfortunately, it turns out that it is a long way from words written on paper to be translated into measurable actions on the ground