UN Peacekeeping

• Canadian veterans recall easing tensions in ethnically split Cyprus

  Canadian veterans travelled to Cyprus as part of commemorations to mark the 60th anniversary of the U.N. peacekeeping force, known as UNFICYP.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2024
  
• Liberals miss 5-year timeline for UN peacekeeping promise, give themselves extra year

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first announced the pledge during a major peacekeeping summit in Vancouver in 2017 -- and said the force would be deployed in five years.

  Politics

  Jul 31, 2022
  
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• Canada extends help for UN peacekeeping missions despite losing Security Council seat

  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's office confirmed the continued deployment of a CC-130 Hercules in support of UN missions in Africa on Sunday.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2020
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• UN warns ceasefire violations could spark war between Lebanon and Israel

  The Security Council urged all parties to ``exercise maximum calm and restraint and refrain from any action or rhetoric that could jeopardize the cessation of hostilities or destabilize the region.''

  World

  Aug 29, 2019
• Calgary-area military veteran joins motorbike ride to support PTSD sufferers

  "The Rolling Barrage" cross-Canada ride helps people struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: 'You need help, ask'

  Features

  Aug 16, 2019
• Canada’s on a new kind of mission in Mali — mixing peacekeeping with counterterrorism

  Mali’s north has erupted into a full-blown insurgency, with as many as 20 different jihadist and rebel groups — some with ties to al-Qaida and the Islamic State — now battling for control.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2018
• United Nations grapples with financial woes, decline in global influence

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last week that member states have been slow to pay their dues to the UN, with 81 countries still owing a total of $810 million as of late July.

  World

  Aug 1, 2018
• ‘It’s a war’: experts question whether Mali mission is peacekeeping

  While some herald the return of Canadian peacekeepers, others worry Canada is stepping into a war.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2018
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• Roughly 250 Canadians troops are heading to Mali — what dangers will they face?

  Roughly 250 Canadian troops will head to Mali by the end of this summer to take part in a newly-announced helicopter task forces, but how dangerous will their mission be?

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2018
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• Trudeau pushing ‘Canada is back’ narrative with Mali UN peacekeeping mission: experts

  This news comes just months after the Canadian government backed away from its 2016 pledge to send troops to Mali as it reviewed its strategy for participating in UN peacekeeping missions. 

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2018