Lessons from Rwanda - Lessons for Today

4.1 What the Joint Evaluation Recommended

Utilizing the categories of the Joint Evaluation, this chapter assesses developments in the prevention of conflict and genocide in Rwanda and elsewhere since 1996. The pertinent Joint Evaluation recommendations are summarized in the box below. Two sets of recommendations (A-1-a and A-1-b) that deal with policy coherence between political and humanitarian actions relate to intervention as well as to prevention issues. These two recommendations are therefore discussed in Chapter 5.¹⁷

Relevant Joint Evaluation Recommendations
A. Critical Recommendations to UNSG. UNSC, Donor Agencies, NGOs, Red Cross etc
A-1 a. Foster Policy Coherence in the UN Security Council and General Assembly
A-1 b. Ensure Policy Coherence in the UN Secretariat
A-2. Effective Prevention and Early Suppression of Genocide and Protection of Victims
A-3. A More Effective Conflict Early Warning System
A-4. Strengthen and Involve the Mediation and Peacekeeping Capacities of Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations and Local Parties
A-5. Strengthen Human Rights Machinery

B. Detection, Prevention and Suppression of Genocide and Civil Violence
B-1. More Effective Conditionality
B-2. Enforce Arms Embargoes
B-3. Sustainable Peace Agreements

E. Roles of the Media
E.1. Assess the Roles of the Media

F. The Regional Dimension
F-1. Immediate and Urgent Measures for Burundi
F-2. Formulate a Supportable and Sustainable Development Strategy for the Region

17. Recommendations of the Joint Evaluation are identified within parentheses in the text above by the same letter and number system as used in the Joint Evaluation Report.

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