Rwanda Genocides Today

Aside from the fact that many people died, the Rwandan economy also took a catastrophic hit. Since hundreds of house were destroyed, people were left with out shelter and in poverty. Many small and local business were also destroyed during the fighting, this caused many people to loose their job and not have the basic resources to survive. Not many people understand that genocides are still happening today. The Rwandan genocide, although it is not happening at this moment, only occurred within the last two decades. People need to be more educated about the fact that genocides are occurring and that awareness needs to be spread. After the Rwandan genocide, the United Nations sent in troops to make sure nothing else would happen. They stepped