Why did the United Nations Security Council set up the International Criminal Tribunal in 1994?

Question

pick three
to respond to the conflict in Iraq
to respond to the famine in Somalia
to respond to the genocide in Rwanda
to respond to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia

Answer 1

The United Nations Security Council set up the International Criminal Tribunal in 1994 primarily to respond to the following two conflicts:

1. To respond to the genocide in Rwanda - The tribunal was established to prosecute individuals responsible for the atrocities committed during the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

2. To respond to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia - Although the tribunal for Bosnia was established earlier in 1993, its mandate encompassed addressing crimes related to the ethnic cleansing that occurred during the Bosnian War.

The first option regarding the conflict in Iraq, and the second regarding the famine in Somalia, are not correct in this context as they were not the primary reasons for establishing the tribunal in 1994.