Can Canada step up in the face of a new UN Agenda for Peace?

Despite having primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the UN still lacks a dedicated capacity to respond rapidly, prevent armed conflict, protect people, and provide security.

Canadian peacekeepers stand at the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2013. Canada has a history of helping, even with unfinished business, and a UN Emergency Peace Service might still be possible, writes Peter Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY PETER LANGILLE

September 21, 2022

Is there hope for a more effective United Nations—one that might yet save succeeding generations? There’s much to be expected from a forthcoming United Nations Agenda for Peace. According to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, “the world is now facing the

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