This evaluation assesses whether U.S. humanitarian assistance-primarily food aid-saved
lives, provided a foundation for sustainable development, and prolonged or shortened
conflict from 1996 through the spring of 1999.
The evaluation team assessed the U.S. government's humanitarian assistance to Rwanda,
drawing on the findings and conclusions of other donors and implementing partners. The
team looked at U. S. assistance provided multilaterally through international organizations,
such as the nTHig h Commission for Refhgees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program
(WFP). It considered cross-border operations, including feeding Rwandese refhgees in
camps in neighboring countries.