The fighting and outcry of Rwanda began to grab the attention of world leaders. Peacekeeping missions were a priority to stop the genocide. In October 1994‚ the United Nations formed the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda. The main objective of this mission was to end the civil war in Rwanda. Canada was asked to take leadership
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Consequences of Conflict in Sri Lanka Political consequence consequence (SC). (PC)‚ Economic consequence (EC)‚ and Social PC: Political consequence is an important consequence of the Sri Lankan Conflict. Armed conflict arose out of the intense displeasure of the Tamils at their discrimination. An armed group‚ the Tamil Tigers‚ was formed which resorted to attacking Sinhalese as well as Tamil officials who supported the ruling party. Many incidences of violence ensued including the 1983 riots
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Nationalism is a driving force behind politics and can be used by the state to change the populaces view on a certain subject. Benedict Anderson gives a strong definition of what nation really is and nationalisms historical emergence‚ which is key to understanding an article written by Yves Frenette that gives us a Canadian context to the concept of nationalism. After these two articles we can look at different articles and statements that were made around Remembrance day‚ a day for the commemoration
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The United Nations & United States’ Mishandling of the Rwandan Genocide Philip Gourevitch’s We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed with Our Families is an account of the Rwandan genocide and his observation of its aftermath. One of the major problems that occurred which allowed this genocide to happen was the failure of the United Nations and United States to take action. The U.N. came into existence immediately following the end of the Second World War. The creation of this organization
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Hutus and Tutsis Hutus and Tutsis are tribes that live in Rwanda‚ Africa. The history of these two tribes is rather complicated which is why it led to many conflicts between the two tribes throughout the years. In the 2008 BBC News article “Rwanda: How the genocide happened”‚ these two tribes are described as being a like one another. Even though they are named differently‚ they speak the same language‚ inhabit the same areas‚ and also follow the same traditions. The difference between the two
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The League of Nations and the United Nations By Charles Townshend Last updated 2009-11-05 The imposition of a peaceful world order was a key objective for the League of Nations‚ established in the aftermath of World War One. How can its successor‚ the United Nations‚ react to the challenges of the 21st century? Charles Townshend assesses its chances. * The birth of the League ideal * The growth of a system * Death and transfiguration? * A new international age? * The
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challenges‚ many of which have come into even sharper focus since the first and second editions of this book. Why a Third Edition? The first edition of the book (1999) was written at a time when‚ despite setbacks‚ conflict resolution approaches in peacekeeping‚ peacemaking and peacebuilding were widely seen for the first time to be central in global politics in the context of what US President George Bush senior had (somewhat reluctantly) called a ‘new world order’. His successor‚ Bill Clinton‚ and UN
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Don Bosco School which gave shelter to the two thousands of hiding Tutsis. The exposed and defenseless people were immediately slaughtered by the Hutu. On the 21st of April the United Nations Security Council unanimously decided to withdraw the peacekeeping forces from Rwanda. The same day the Red Cross announced that the number of people killed had reached tens‚ if not hundreds of thousands. However the officials of both UN and the US government continued to avoid the term “genocide” in their public
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and establishment of peacekeeping bodies. First‚ after WWI‚ traditional European empires collapsed while Britain and France were also weakened. After WWII‚ the age of European supremacy even came to an end. Secondly‚ based on the principle of national self-determination‚ the powers created new nation states like Czechoslovakia and Finland after WWI‚ while more and more colonial nations became independent after the WWII. Thirdly‚ both world wars gave birth to two peacekeeping bodies-the League of
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How successful Canada was on remaining independent of foreign control‚ whilst being a part of international decision making. Canada remained independent of foreign control a majority of the time‚ but at others it did give in to the pressure put upon it. Canada also got to be a big part of the decision making because it put itself out there‚ got recognized as a middle power and proved its worth. Some of the ways Canada remained independent of foreign control are: When president Reagan’s administration
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