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The United Nations led mission in Mali is fraught with dangers. Since it began five years ago, over 170 UN peacekeepers have been killed. Robin Gill talks to Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan about the one year mission.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday in New York that Canada continues to remain committed to United Nations peacekeeping missions and have set aside up to half-a-billion dollars for engagement in peacekeeping.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that a “shift” in his government’s approach to peacekeeping missions will centre more on fulfilling the needs of the United Nations.

Ottawa has confirmed the Canadian Armed Forces will be deployed to Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. But as David Akin reports, the government provided few details about what could be a dangerous mission that is less about peacekeeping and more about peacemaking.

It’s called a peacekeeping mission, but Canada’s role in mali is more complicated than that. Instead of two warring parties, more than a dozen militant groups are battling for control, and that means United Nations troops are sometimes caught in the midst of it all, and even specifically targeted. As Jeff Semple reports, Canada is...

The Liberal government is putting the United Nations on notice that Canada is ready to provide money and, more importantly, troops for peacekeeping missions around the world. Shirlee Engel reports.

U.N. peacekeeping missions have been beset by accusations of sexual abuse. In 2015, the United Nations reported 99 such allegations against staff members across the U.N. system.