List of Canadian Peacekeeping Missions
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The following is a list of peacekeeping missions undertaken by Canada
from 1956 to present.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
from 1956 to present.
| Acronym | Name | Year | Canadian Participation |
| UNEF I | United Nations Emergency Force United Nations Emergency Force The first United Nations Emergency Force was established by United Nations General Assembly to secure an end to the 1956 Suez Crisis with resolution 1001 on November 7, 1956. The force was developed in large measure as a result of efforts by UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and a proposal... |
1956–1967 | Up to 1,007 personnel |
| ONUC | United Nations Operation in the Congo United Nations Operation in the Congo Opération des Nations unies au Congo, abbreviated ONUC, was a United Nations peacekeeping force in Congo that was established after United Nations Security Council Resolution 143 of July 14, 1960... |
1960–1964 | Approx 300 servicemen at a time, 1,900 total. |
| UNTEA/UNSF | United Nations Temporary Executive Authority United Nations Temporary Executive Authority The United Nations Temporary Executive Authority / United Nations Security Force in West New Guinea was established during October 1962 in accord with Article two of the New York Agreement to administer the colony of West New Guinea until the 1st May 1963.-History:Western New Guinea became the... /United Nations Security Force (West New Guinea, Indonesia) |
1962–1963 | Two aircraft, one observer. |
| UNFICYP | United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and to contribute to the maintenance and restoration of law and order and a return to normal conditions... |
1964- | Operation SNOWGOOSE |
| UNEFME (aka UNEF II) | United Nations Emergency Force, Middle East | 1973–1979 | 1,145 personnel |
| UNDOF | United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (Israel/Syria) | 1974- | Operation DANACA |
| UNIFIL | United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on 19 March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, restore international peace and security,... |
1978 | 110 personnel |
| MFO | Multinational Force and Observers Multinational Force and Observers The Multinational Force and Observers is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.-Background:... (Sinai, Egypt) |
1981- | Operation CALUMET |
| UNTAG | United Nations Transition Assistance Group United Nations Transition Assistance Group The United Nations Transition Assistance Group was a United Nations peacekeeping force deployed from April 1989 to March 1990 in Namibia to monitor the peace process and elections there. Namibia had been occupied by South Africa since 1915, first under a League of Nations mandate and later... (Namibia) |
1989–1990 | Operation MATADOR Operation Matador Operation Matador may refer to:*Operation Matador , a proposed plan to counter any Imperial Japanese perceived threat to British Malaya*Operation Matador , a Burma campaign operation during World War II... |
| MINURSO | United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara MINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French acronym for "Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental" — United Nations Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara.-Purpose of the mission:MINURSO... |
1991- | Operation PYTHON, a maximum of 35 CF personnel from May 1991-June 1994. |
| UNTAC | United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Cambodia in 1992–93. It was also the first occasion on which the UN had taken over the administration of an independent state, organized and run an election , had its own radio station and jail,... |
1992–1993 | Operations MARQUIS 1 and MARQUIS 2 |
| UNOSOM I | United Nations Operation in Somalia I | April 1992-December 1992 | |
| UNITAF | Unified Task Force | December 1992-May 1993 | |
| UNPROFOR | United Nations Protection Force United Nations Protection Force The United Nations Protection Force ', was the first United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. It existed between the beginning of UN involvement in February 1992, and its restructuring into other forces in March 1995... (Croatia) |
1992–1995 | Operation Harmony Operation Harmony Operation HARMONY was the name given to the Canadian participation in the United Nations Protection Force in Croatia and Bosnia in 1992.... |
| UNOSOM II | United Nations Operation in Somalia II | May 1993-March 1995 | |
| UNMIH | United Nations Mission in Haiti United Nations Mission in Haiti For the current UN mission to Haiti, see the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.The United Nations Mission in Haiti — a peacekeeping operation carried out by the United Nations between September 1993 and June 1996. The Mission was reestablished in April 2004, after a rebellion took... |
1993–1996 | Up to 500 Canadian Forces personnel and 100 civilian police. |
| UNAMIR | United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda | 1993–1996 | |
| UNCRO | United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation The United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation, commonly known as UNCRO is a completed UN Mission. It replaced the United Nations Protection Force in Croatia.- Mission :... |
1994–1996 | |
| UNPREDEP | United Nations Preventive Deployment Force | 1995–1999 | 1 observer |
| UNMIBH | United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international organization formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035 on 21 December 1995. It completed its mandate on 31 December 2002, when it was succeeded by the European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and... |
1995–2000 | 2 personnel. |
| UNSMIH | United Nations Support Mission in Haiti | 1996–1997 | Operation STANDARD and Operation STABLE |
| UNTMIH | United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti | 1997 | Operation CONSTABLE |
| MIPONUH | United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti | 1997–2000 | Operation COMPLIMENT |
| MINURCA | United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic | 1998–2000 | Over 80 CF personnel at peak. |
| INTERFET | International Force for East Timor | 1999–2000 | Operation TOUCAN Operation TOUCAN Operation TOUCAN was a Canadian military operation in East Timor. In 1999, the Canadian military deployed approximately 600 personnel as part of INTERFET, the International Force in East Timor.... |
| UNMIK | United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is the interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations. The mission was established on 10 June 1999 by Security Council Resolution 1244... |
1999–2002 | Operation Kinetic Operation Kinetic Operation Kinetic was the name given to the deployment of 1,400 Canadian soldiers to Kosovo as part of the overall NATO effort in 1999 to stabilize the region.... , Operation QUADRANT |
| UNAMSIL | United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone from 1999 to 2005. It was created by the United Nations Security Council in October 1999 to help with the implementation of the Lomé Peace Accord, an agreement intended to end the Sierra Leonean... |
1999–2005 | Operation REPTILE |
| MONUC | United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO , is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which was established by the United Nations Security Council in resolutions 1279... |
1999– | 9 military observers (Operation CROCODILE) |
| UNTAET | United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor, from its establishment on October 25, 1999 until its independence on May 20, 2002 following the outcome of the East Timor Special... |
2000–2002 | 600 personnel (Operation TOUCAN Operation TOUCAN Operation TOUCAN was a Canadian military operation in East Timor. In 1999, the Canadian military deployed approximately 600 personnel as part of INTERFET, the International Force in East Timor.... ) |
| UNMEE | UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea was established by the United Nations Security Council in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea.... |
2000 | Operation Addition Operation Addition Operation Addition was the name given to the Canadian contribution to United Nations peacekeeping forces in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It began in late 2000 with Operation Eclipse.... |
| MINUSTAH | UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti The United Nations Stabilisation Mission In Haiti , also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French translation, is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti that has been in operation since 2004. The mission's military component is led by the Brazilian Army and the force commander is... |
2004 | 500 personnel, 6 helicopters (Operation HALO Operation HALO Operation Halo was the Canadian Forces contribution of ~500 personnel and 6 CH-146 Griffon helicopters to Haiti in March 2004 as part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti to assist in stabilizing the country following February's 2004 Haitian rebellion... ) |
| UNMIS | United Nations Mission in Sudan United Nations Mission in Sudan The United Nations Mission in the Sudan was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on January 9, 2005 in Nairobi,... |
2005- | 45 personnel (Operation SAFARI) |
| UNAMID | African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur | 2009- | Operation SATURN Operation Saturn Operation Saturn, revised as Operation Little Saturn, was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front of World War II that led to battles in the northern Caucasus and Donets Basin regions of the Soviet Union from December 1942 to February 1943.... |
See also
- Canadian military victoriesCanadian military victories- 17th century :*Iroquois War *Iroquois Wars *Hudson Bay expedition *Battle of Fort Albany*Battle of Quebec *Battle of La Prairie*Capture of York Factory*Action of 14 July 1696*Siege of Pemaquid *Avalon Peninsula Campaign...
- List of Canadian military operations
- List of conflicts in Canada
- List of United Nations peacekeeping missions
- Peacekeepers' Day
Further reading
- Bercuson, David J. (1999). Blood on the Hills: The Canadian Army in the Korean War University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0802009808
- Gamme, Nicholas (2001), From peacekeeping to peacemaking: Canada's response to the Yugoslav crisis, McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN 0773521518
External links
- Canada and UN Peacekeeping - United Nations Association in Canada