What role did the un play in this crisis? did un involvement seem to or hurt the situation?

If you are talking about the 1990s, the U.N. was not able to help much.  In Rwanda, it stood by as the ethnic cleansing ran wild and many died as a result. In Bosnia, many U,N. peacekeepers were either held hostage or shot by militias.  It was the intervention of the French in Rwanda and Americans in Bosnia that turned things around.

the cost of college has risen faster than inflation for many years.

the high price of student services and administration are two reasons for the rapid increase in cost.