‘United nations was

founded in 1945 after the
Second World War by 51
countries in an attempt
to sustain peace and
security.
‘It now consist of 192
Member States
‘It looks to assist in the
development of
democratic institutions
as well as the
establishment.
 ceep peace throughout the world.
 Develop Friendly Relations among nations
 Help nations work together to improve the
lives of poor people, to conquer hunger,
disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect
for each other·s right and freedoms.
 To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of
nations to achieve these goals.
 urrently has six peacekeeping operations
going on.
Two in the Sudan
One in the Ivory oast
One in Liberia
One in the ongo
One in the Western Sahara
 Recently as of March 2011, they have increased
their efforts to protect citizens in the Ivory
oast from tension over the election scandal.
 One of the most regrettable moments in UN
history with Africa was how they handled the
Rwandan Genocide.


‘ased off of the North
Atlantic Treaty which
was signed in 1949
‘Was signed by countries
such as the United
States, anada, Portugal,
Italy, France and the
United cingdom.
‘reated an alliance of
countries that would
help each other in times
of danger.
‘Total member is 28
nations.
 Two main Efforts currently.
Providing training and help to the African Union as
they work on building an African Stabilization
Force.
They also looked to help Somalia and Darfur at
different point with support to end violence and give
air support.
 France·s military intervened in Africa nineteen
times between 1962 and 1995 to protect French
nationals.
 Their actions during the Rwandan genocide
debatable.
 Some say that they saved thousands of lives
and helped to stabilize the region while others
say they only looked out for French nationals
and important Rwandan nationals.
 Recently the French has had up to 3,000 troops
in the Ivory oast to defend the buffer zone
between the Northern and Southern regions.
 Most of France·s interest in Africa comes from
it being a supplier of oil and metals.
 It also comes from it being a neighboring
continent so conflict there will always affect the
French and the rest of Europe in some way.
 Much of the US·s history in Africa has dealt
mainly with humanitarian aid.
 During the Rwandan genocide the United
States refused to truly fight for Rwandan peace.
 They mostly were there to evacuate U.S.
citizens, as has been the case for most of their
involvement in Africa.
 The lack of helped stemmed from the U.S.
refusing to call the violence in Rwanda a
genocide.