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The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction, by Jussi M. Hanhimäki
The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction describes the history of the UN, how the UN is structured and how it operates, and the ongoing debates about what its role should be in international conflicts and humanitarian crises. This is very useful context for understanding the roles and functions of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and missions like UNAMIR, as well as why UN leaders like Kofi Amman made the decisions they did during the Rwandan Genocide.
The Rwanda Crisis: The History of a Genocide, by Gérard Prunier
This book lays out the history surrounding the genocide. Specifically, it explores the factors in both Rwandan and international history that led up to the genocide and made it possible.
Shake Hands With The Devil (Film)
A 2007 Canadian film, Shake Hands With The Devil is a fictionalized drama based on the events Roméo Dallaire describes in the book. Like the book, it looks at the role the UN and the international community played in the Rwandan Genocide.
Hotel Rwanda (Film)
Made in 2004, the film Hotel Rwanda takes its title from the real-life Hôtel de Mille Collines, whose name in French means “Hotel of a Thousand Hills” and Rwanda is nicknamed the “Country of a Thousand Hills.
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