Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1970 - 1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
No. of Boxes: 69
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
S-1120 contains the records of the offices overseen by the Office of the Executive Director. These offices included the Offices of Legal Affairs, Protocol, Political Affairs, and the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance. They were responsible for fulfilling the political (non-military) aspects of UNAMIR’s mandate and acted as liaisons between the military peace-keeping forces and governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and other UN agencies.
Records in S-1120 consist of the following: correspondence; reports; situation reports (SITREP); subject files; minutes of the meetings of the UNAMIR Humanitarian Assistance Advisory Group (UHAAG); daily reports from Radio UNAMIR and Radio Rwanda; records concerning the status of UNAMIR’s mandate; and the records of the Liquidation Task Force, which was responsible for coordinating UNAMIR’s evacuation from Rwanda.