Overview of U.N. Peacekeeping Missions

Background to Civil War & U.N. Peacekeeping

10 Years of Civil War in Sierra Leone!!1991 to 2001 Part One: Introduction of Conflict

According to Human Rights Watch, over 50,000 people have been killed to date, with over one million people having been displaced.

Trafficking of Blood DiamondsA Case study should include Liberia as well!

There many be many countries that are involved in the conflict.

Colonial boundaries may have ethnic groups split into various neighboring countries.

Africa’s first World War!

The Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo involves 7 neighboring countries.

Africa’s First World War!

Mission in Sudan

20 year civil war between North & South Sudan!

In the midst of the civil war; a crisis develops in the Darfur region of the country!

Very complicated!

Corruption?

Rigged Elections? Political Repression?

Corruption?

Fight over resources, diamond minds?

Fight over land? Neglect of one region over another?

Fight over oil & corruption!!South Sudan has the oil, and wants to break away from North Sudan!

Facts/Statistics/evidence to support your claims of corruption!

Part One: All members work to create this section…

Brain storming slide at the end of the presentation…

Once all members have researched the root causes and overview, together you should outline how you are going to present section one!

Part 2: Colonial Legacy?

Which countries colonized the country you are researching?Has the colonial power had any impact on the crisis?

Example of Uganda,

British- “Divide and Rule”

War between the South Bantu and the North the Langi & Acholi.

Uganda- ethnic divide

Economic Colonialism

Focus on who has been tried for or blamed crimes? Or an overview of atrocities on both sides.

Part 3: Leaders involved?

For example in Sierra Leone, The Liberian Presidentwill be one of the men charged for the most horrendous crimes!

There were many corrupt governments… mention the most recent and describe the actions that led to civil war? Why are groups fighting?

Visually show the two sides of the conflict!

American Civil War Union vs. Confederacy

Part 4: The Cold War

Did the U.S. or the Soviet Union supported the corrupt dictatorships during the civil war?

Some possibly promising leaders in the early days of the independence movements were overthrown?

Where are the two sides of the war getting their weapons?

Part 5:Peace Accord & then U.N. comes in!

What did the two sides agree to in the peace accord?

How many U.N. troops are in the country?

What are the difficulties in keeping the peace?

Are there scheduled elections?

Often its is very difficult to rebuild and bring stability.

UN Sanctions or pressure from the international community to get both sides to make a peace accord.

U.N. Ban on Diamond exports!

Results of the UN peacekeeping mission?

Use example of Sudan, new country, first elections etc.

When did the mission end? Was it successful?

Explain the outcome of the U.N. peacekeeping mission.