Canada continues to invest in modernizing and enhancing peace operations

Canada’s Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) invests in modernizing and enhancing peace operations. Canada’s support is also designed to advance the role of women and girls in all stages of peace and to protect the human rights of women and girls in fragile, conflict and post-conflict countries.

Overall, between 2016 and 2019, PSOPs is providing more than $100 million to support United Nations activities in peace and security.

The initiatives announced on May 29, 2018, by the Government of Canada through PSOPs have a value of over $2 million.

Strengthening peacekeeping training in francophone Africa

Funding announced: $1,000,000
Time frame: 2018 to 2019
Partner: École de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blondin Beye de Bamako

The project supports the École de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blondin Béye [Alioune Blondin Béye peacekeeping school]. The school provides specific training to officers in UN peacekeeping and delivers specific training modules designed to provide the essential, local knowledge required by military, police and civilian personnel to function effectively.

E-learning for peacekeepers

Funding announced: $1,039,338
Time frame: 2018 to 2019
Partner: Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI)

Canada is increasing support to large-scale e-learning programs in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia. This training increases the knowledge of military, police and civilian peacekeepers in areas such as human rights, the protection of civilians and international conflict resolution. This funding is in addition to the $567,880 announced for POTI in November 2017 to support these activities.