Did the Czech Republic respond to the Rwandan genocide?

Answer 1

Hi there!

Yes, the Czech Republic did respond. The Czech Republic responded to the Rwandan genocide by being one of the first countries to call it an actual genocide. Many other countries were cautious to call it a genocide because that implied that they had to punish Rwanda (these countries being: the UK, US, etc). The Czech Republic suggested that Rwanda should split in half (the Hutu in one side and the Tutsi in the other). They suggested this because they had done this themselves earlier in 1993 when they "divorced" Slovakia (used to be Czechoslovakia, remember? :) ). The Czech Republic was furious that the countries in the Security Council were not responding quickly to the issue and were dilly-dallying there time. It was unacceptable to the new country.

Hope this helps! This is based on my Model UN experience! :D