§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the United Nations' calculation about the number of troops that would be necessary to make an effective peacekeeping intervention in Rwanda.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe United Nations Security Council has judged that conditions in Rwanda would not allow any force to fulfil an effective peacekeeping role.
The United Nations Secretary-General is still pursuing diplomatic efforts aimed at securing a ceasefire and a return to the peace process. These conditions must be fulfilled if any United Nations force is to help keep the peace.
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§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has financially to support an Organisation of African Unity peacekeeping force in Rwanda; and what obstacles exist to doing this.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe OAU Secretary-General has made known his view that the OAU is not best placed to launch a peacekeeping force in Rwanda. Accordingly, we have made no plans to offer financial support.