Lessons from Rwanda - Lessons for Today

Lessons from Rwanda – Lessons for Today

Assessment of the Impact and Influence of Joint Evaluation of Emergency Assistance to Rwanda

John Borton and John Eriksson

Table of Contents Preface Abbreviations and Acronyms Executive Summary
1.	Introduction: Purpose and Approach of the Assessment
2.	A Summary of the Principal Developments in Rwanda, DRC and Burundi since Publication of the Joint Evaluation and of Seven Selected Cases of External Intervention
	2.1	Introduction
	2.2	Political, Economic and Social Developments in Rwanda
	2.3	Principal Developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	2.4	Principal Developments in Burundi
	2.5	Selected Other Examples of Conflict and International Intervention
3.	A Preliminary Assessment of the Influence of the Joint Evaluation
4.	Assessment of Developments in Genocide Prevention and Suppression
	4.1	What the Joint Evaluation Recommended
	4.2	Progress in Avoiding or Reducing the Instances of Conflict and Genocide
	4.3	Developments in the Anticipation, Detection and Prevention of Violent Conflict and Genocide
	4.4	Progress in Halting/Suppressing Conflict and Genocide
	4.5	Progress in Fostering Policy Coherence
	4.6	Using the Media in Support of Genocide Prevention and Suppression
	4.7	Some Observations on the Recommendations and Developments in Relation to Prevention and Suppression since the Joint Evaluation
5.	Assessment of Developments in Humanitarian Response
	5.1	What the Joint Evaluation Recommended
	5.2	Progress in Improving Policy Coherence and Coordination
	5.3	Progress in the Management of Relief
	5.4	Some Observations on the Recommendations and Developments in Relation to Humanitarian Response Since the Joint Evaluation
6.	Assessment of Developments in Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery
	6.1	What the Joint Evaluation Recommended
	6.2	Progress in Supporting Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery
	6.3	Some Observations on the Recommendations and Developments in Relation to Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery Since the Joint Evaluation
7.	Has the International Community Become More Willing to Prevent or Intervene Against Genocide or Mass Killings?
	7.1	Eastern DRC: An Early and Ongoing Test in the Great Lakes Region
	7.2	Darfur: A Current Litmus Test in the Sudan
8.	Findings and Conclusions: An Overall Assessment of the Impact and Influence of the Joint Evaluation
Bibliography
Annex I
	Advisory Group Members and Key Informants
Annex II
	Coverage of the Joint Evaluation in the Literature
Annex III
	Summary Reviews of the Official Inquiries into the 1994 Rwandan Genocide conducted by the Belgian Senate, the French National Assembly, the UN and the OAU
Annex IV
	Principal Developments in Rwanda and Selected Other Countries Since Publication of the Joint Evaluation (Fuller version of Chapter 2 in the main text)d>
Annex V
	Provisional Timeline of the Darfur Crisis

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