forces have turned on the civilian population. They have indiscriminately killed civilians without regard of ethnicity, many of whom were women, children, and the elderly. Aid workers, including UN and NGO staffs have become prime targets. Insecurity has been increasing as the armies lose control. The troops are underpaid and are under severe strain. The Hutu rebels in Burundi are gaining increasing cooperation from the civilian population and have increased the intensity of their activities .As the army loses control the violence increases. In Burundi the Tutsi led government has been in control since the countries independence and fear of losing power is the direct cause for the genocide which was unleashed .It is hard to see any major global problems arising from the genocide that occurred in these countries. These two countries have always been small actors, at best, on the global scale. Rwanda and Burundi are more easily influenced by the global community than they are an influence on the global community. If these genocide’s had occurred in a more powerful country, the repercussions on the global level would have been much greater (Carter) .The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) entered Rwanda in October of 1993 and left in March of 1996. Along the way, the United Nations spent nearly $450 million and sent some 5,500 military personnel into the region (UN org.). Initially the peacekeeping force was sent into Rwanda in order to establish the Arusha Peace Agreement, which the warring factions signed in August of 1993. In April of 1994 when the fighting renewed, the UNAMIR’s mandate was altered. This made the UNAMIR the intermediary between the two sides. When the situation worsened they became the security forces for refugees and civilians at risk. The eventual cease-fire was UN-brokered and established a new government. Once the violence stopped, the UN was able to stop their role as s...
