Upon assuming office, The Government of National Unity inherited a deeply scarred nation whose economy had ground to a complete halt, where social services were not functioning, and public confidence had been shattered. It was with these enormous challenges that the Government set about rebuilding the social, political and economic fabric of Rwanda. Significant achievements made include:

• Improved National Security
• Good Governance, Unity and Reconciliation
• Gender Development where women are strongly represented at all decision- making levels
• A people-empowering decentralization process
• Promulgation of the Constitution representing the aspiration of every Rwandan
• In June 2002, Gacaca as a system of justice was launched. Gacaca courts combine participatory justice and reconciliation techniques exercised at the local level. This has the advantage of accelerating the delivery of justice and the process of reconciliation.
• The National Assembly has been empowered as never before to take up its role as a check against the abuse of power, corruption and mismanagement
• Most sectors of the economy have surpassed pre-war productivity levels

• Rwanda has polished its cooperation and partnership with other countries
• Rwanda is participating in different development organizations such as Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) and many others.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been among the priorities as a means to achieve most of its objectives.

The challenge ahead is to diversify Rwanda’s economic base, to fight poverty, to create a highly skilled and productive workforce that will drive Rwanda towards industrialization and development in the years to come. All these are included in the VISION 2020 as objectives it assigned itself.

There are seven political parties represented in the Government of National Unity of the Republic of Rwanda. These are the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF); Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liberal Party (PL), Centrist Democratic Party (PDC), Islamic Democratic Party (PDI), Rwandan Socialist Party (PSR) and Democratic Popular Union of Rwanda (UDPR). All regions, ethnic groups and religions are represented in the Government of National Unity.

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