5rwandaworldreaction

How did the world react?

 * The U.N security council withdrew all the peace keeping troops out of Rwanda.
 * The U.N sends five thousand soldiers to Rwanda to avoid bad publicity, but troops were not send in time to avoid massacre.
 * The world tried to stop the fighting between the Hutus and the Tutsi. The peacekeeping force was still unable to stop the fighting.
 * A multi-ethnic government replaced the old one.
 * Hutus fled to Zaire to escape charges.
 * Because of the Rwanda genocide there was a lack in tourisium.



Resources: http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/rwanda.htm http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/index-rwanda-children.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/1288230.stm http://spung.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/rwanda-flag3.gif http://www.flags-and-anthems.com/media/flags/flag-united-nations-un.gif home LS