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UN Humanitarian Intervention Case Study

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Introduction The United Nations was established in 1945 after World War Two. When researching the UN and its many interventions there are as many critiques to be found as they are compliments. A UN intervention occurs when the UN involves itself in a situation, in another state, usually through force or the threat of force, so as to hinder an action or development. On the other side of the spectrum UN humanitarian intervention is effective as it resolves conflict, saves lives and brings democracy to other states. It helps bring humanitarian aid to states in conflict. The UN also takes part in peace keeping missions which assists relations between states to remain conflict free. The reality is that the United Nations humanitarian interventions …show more content…

This essay will begin by defining humanitarian intervention in detail, it will then discuss three case studies to prove that the UN is ineffective in the humanitarian interventions it carries out and also considers the counter argument that UN humanitarian intervention is important in order …show more content…

After the Serbians attempted to ethnically cleanse the Muslim community, known as the Bosniacks. The United Nations declared Srebrenica to be a safety zone in April of 1993 and efforts were then made to demilitarise the safety zone. The UN troops that ran low on supplies were overrun by the Serbians on the 11th of July 1995. Due to the shortage of fuel, food, and ammunition it was easy for the Serbian military forces to gain control of the safety zone forcing many people to flee to the safety zone in the next city. Those left behind were raped, murdered and tortured and the UN troops could not protect them. By the 18th of July 1995 7 800 Bosniak people were dead and their bodies were dumped into mass graves. The UN failed to protect innocent people living within an enclave that the United Nations had created for this very purpose. The troops were ill prepared and could not face the onslaught by the Serbians. Diego Arria, former Venezuelan Ambassador to the UN and a member of the UN Security Council during the genocide stated, “I was part of the Security Council that actually looked the other way and assumed the responsibility for the death of thousands of people. The mayor of Srebrenica was holding on me and said 'Now we have the hope that the world is going to help us. ' And the world looked the other way”. However the UN did hold a tribunal to convict those who engaged in the

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