We Did Nothing is a good eye-witness view of the UN peace corps operations in Somalia, Haiti, and Rwanda. Linda Polman describes in a very personal way the shortcomings that prohibit the UN from functioning as it should in those crisis situations. The book culminates in a thought-provoking recount of a mass-murder at a Rwandan refugee camp.

The book is very well written and translated. It is the view of a single person, but discusses a world-wide issue of the abilities (and disabilities) of the UN peace corps. ( )