Statement - The Government of Canada marks the 35th anniversary of United Nations Peacekeeping Forces receiving Nobel Peace Prize
"The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations Peacekeeping Forces on 10 December 1988 to recognize the important contributions that peacekeepers made towards the pursuit of one of the UN's most fundamental obligations: to maintain international peace and security.
- "The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations Peacekeeping Forces on 10 December 1988 to recognize the important contributions that peacekeepers made towards the pursuit of one of the UN's most fundamental obligations: to maintain international peace and security.
- "From 1948 to 1988, more than half-a-million troops from 53 states, including Canada, were involved in peacekeeping missions in places like Cyprus, Kashmir, the Congo and West New Guinea.
- Peacekeeping operations have not always been peaceful, with more than 730 peacekeepers losing their lives as they sought to maintain peace in parts of the world ravaged by war and conflict.
- As peacekeepers and peacemakers, you have helped to forge Canada's long-standing reputation as a country that can be counted on to support peace operations around the world.