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The United Nations was formed in 1945 as a direct replacement to the failed League of Nations
It is an international organization designed to promote
- International Law
- International security
- Economic Development
- Social Progress
- Human Rights
- World peace
Currently, it has 192 members – almost every nation in the world
The United Nations' system is based on five principal organs: the
General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC), the Secretariat, and the International
Court of Justice

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University Professor, Diplomat and future Prime Minster
Pearson was one of the most influential
Canadians of the 20 th century
He was important in the creation of
NATO and the United Nations
Pearson dream for Canada was for it to become a “Middle Power,” with an independent voice, that would work for
Multi-Lateral (Many Country) solutions to world issues
Truly, Pearson did more than anyone to make Canada what it is today (in terms
of its international reputation)

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The Suez Canal is a man made waterway that cuts trough Egypt and connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean
It was built in 1869 by the
French
In 1888, control of the canal was given to Britain
Basically a short-cut that saves approx. 5000 miles
The canal was vital to British trade and naval power

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In 1956, Egypt takes control of the canal by force
In response, Israel, Britain and France invade Egypt
Egypt was a major trading partner and ally of the USSR
The possibility of a large war breaking out was growing by the day.
Lester Pearson was able to solve the Suez Crisis by creating the United Nations Emergency Force – an international group of soldiers, under the command of the UN, that would supervise the withdrawal of enemy troops and ensure that the canal remain neutral and open to all
Lester Pearson was credited with “saving the world” and given the Nobel Peace Prize

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Pearson’s “Emergency Force” was the worlds first “peacekeeping” mission
Since then, the United Nations has sent peacekeepers all over the world to help end hostilities and protect innocent civilians
Canada has been deeply involved in peacekeeping since the beginning and has taken part in many missions
Peacekeeping is not perfect – there have been many difficulties and
failures – but its overall impact has been positive

Acronym
UNTSO
UNMOGIP
UNEF I
UNOGIL
ONUC
UNSF
UNYOM
UNFICYP
DOMREP
UNIPOM
UNEF II
UNDOF
UNIFIL
UNGOMAP
UNIIMOG
UNAVEM I
UNTAG
ONUCA
UNIKOM
MINURSO
UNAVEM II
ONUSAL
UNAMIC
UNPROFOR
UNTAC
UNOSOM I
ONUMOZ
UNOSOM II
UNOMUR
UNOMIG
UNOMIL
UNMIH
UNAMIR
UNASOG
UNMOT
UNAVEM III
UNCRO
UNPREDEP
Mission name
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
First United Nations Emergency Force
United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon
Start date
May 1948
January 1949
November 1956
June 1958
United Nations Operation in the Congo
United Nations Security Force in West New Guinea
United Nations Yemen Observation Mission
July 1960
October 1962
July 1963
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus March 1964
Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the Dominican Republic May 1965
United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission September 1965
Second United Nations Emergency Force
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan
United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group
United Nations Angola Verification Mission I
United Nations Transition Assistance Group
United Nations Observer Group in Central America
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
United Nations Angola Verification Mission II
United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador
October 1973
June 1974
March 1978
May 1988
August 1988
January 1989
April 1989
November 1989
April 1991
April 1991
June 1991
July 1991
United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia
United Nations Protection Force
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
United Nations Operation in Somalia I
United Nations Operation in Mozambique
United Nations Operation in Somalia II
United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia
United Nations Mission in Haiti
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
United Nations Aouzou Strip Observer Group
United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan
United Nations Angola Verification Mission III
United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia
United Nations Preventive Deployment Force
October 1991
February 1992
March 1992
April 1992
December 1992
March 1993
June 1993
August 1993
September 1993
September 1993
October 1993
May 1994
December 1994
February 1995
May 1995
March 1995
Closing date
Present
Present
June 1967
December 1958
June 1964
April 1963
September 1964
Present
October 1966
March 1966
July 1979
Present
Present
March 1990
February 1991
June 1991
March 1990
January 1992
October 2003 present
February 1995
April 1995
March 1992
March 1995
September 1993
March 1993
December 1994
March 1995
September 1994
June 2009
September 1997
June 1996
March 1996
June 1994
May 2000
June 1997
January 1996
February 1999

UNMIBH
UNTAES
UNMOP
UNSMIH
MINUGUA
MONUA
UNTMIH
MIPONUH
MINURCA
UNOMSIL
UNMIK
UNAMSIL
UNTAET
MONUC
UNMEE
UNMISET
UNMIL
UNOCI
MINUSTAH
ONUB
UNMIS
UNMIT
UNAMID
MINURCAT
MONUSCO
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and
Western Sirmium
United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka
United Nations Support Mission in Haiti
United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala
United Nations Observer Mission in Angola
United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti
United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti
UN Civilian Police Support Group
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic
United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
December 1995
January 1996
January 1996
July 1996
January 1997
June 1997
August 1997
December 1997
January 1998
April 1998
July 1998
June 1999
October 1999
October 1999
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo November 1999
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea July 2000
United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor May 2002
United Nations Mission in Liberia
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
United Nations Operation in Burundi
United Nations Mission in the Sudan
United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste
African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
September 2003
April 2004
June 2004
June 2004
March 2005
August 2006
July 2007
September 2007
July 2010
December 2002
January 1998
December 2002
July 1997
May 1997
February 1999
December 1997
March 2000
October 1998
February 2000
October 1999
Present
December 2005
May 2002
June 2010
July 2008
May 2005
Present
Present
Present
December 2006
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present

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