United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda ( UNAMIR ) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 872 on 5 October 1993 . It was intended to assist in the implementation of the Arusha Accords , signed on 4 August 1993 , which was meant to end the Rwandan Civil War . The mission lasted from October 1993 to March 1996 . Its activities were meant to aid the peace process between the Hutu-dominated Rwandese government and the Tutsi-dominated rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front ( RPF ) . The UNAMIR has received much attention for its role in failing , due to the limitations of its rules of engagement , to prevent the Rwandan genocide and outbreak of fighting . Its mandate extended past the RPF overthrow of the government and into the Great Lakes refugee crisis . The mission is thus regarded as a major failure
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda