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Canada has carried an extremely significant and valuable role in the world since 1945. In fact, this vital role has continued to this very day. Canada has consistently been regarded as a peacekeeping and peacebuilding nation because of its efforts and contributions in post-war conflicts and organizations such as the UN, NATO, and NORAD. Canada is known throughout the world for it's readiness to support to peace keeping missions. In fact, Canada has participated in more missions then any other country in the world. Canada is specifically viewed as a peacebuilding nation because of their efforts in the post- war conflicts that occurred in the Suez Canal area of Egypt, Rwanda and in Kuwait.
On July 26th, 1956 in the Suez Canal area of Egypt, tension …show more content…

In late 1990 and early 1991, more than 4,000 members of the Canadian Forces were deployed to the Persian Gulf region. This mission was called ‘Operation Friction’ and ‘Operation Desert Storm’. The very first contribution from Canada came at sea in August 1990. Three Canadian warships sailed to the Persian Gulf to be part of a Coalition fleet that secured the waters off Iraq and occupied Kuwait. Later on in, October 1990, Canadian F-18 warplanes were sent to the Middle East to take control of the skies above the Gulf. There also were Canadian destroyers called HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Athabaskan. This helped enforce the UN trade blockade against Iraq and provided at-sea medical services. On top of that, after the Gulf War ended, Canadian troops remained in Kuwait as part of the UN peacekeeping mission to monitor the demilitarized zone between the two countries, investigate cease-fire violations, and clear land mines. Canada also helped, to seek out Iraq's biological, chemical and nuclear weapons production facilities. In conclusion, Canada approached this situation in a very peaceful manner. It is evident that Canada has maintained its reputation as an international …show more content…

Despite being the minority, the Tutsis dominated Rwanda’s economy and politics. (Borda, 2002, p.47) In 1960, the Hutu population rose up and forced the Tutsis population and their king to flee the country. This created a full-scale civil war between the two tribes. As a peacekeeping nation, Canada responded to this war in a appropriate manner. Canada and other UN countries sent their soldiers to Rwanda to try to end the bloodshed and restore order. The UN undertook several peace missions to Rwanda from 1993 to 1996. The largest mission called the ‘United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was led by Canada. This mission was led by Canadians named Major-General Roméo Dallaire and Major-General Guy Tousignant. The mission became apparent that it had very few resources to establish control. This led to a terrible genocide of the Tutsi’s in which 500,000 died between April 4 and July 6 1994. Despite that, as a Peacekeeping nation Canadian forces remained in the country to help with some humanitarian efforts, mine clearing and refugee resettlement. In the years after the genocide, Canada and international councils were able to make up the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime on Genocide. This new law came into action on 12 January 1951. Once again, Canada approached the situation in a peaceful manner. (Veterans Affair,

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