Canada has served in over 50 peacekeeping missions, including every United Nations peacekeeping effort from its inception until 1989. More than 125,000 Canadians have served in international peacekeep
Canadian peacekeeper in 1976 wearing the distinctive flag of Canada and UN blue helmet
Royal Canadian Mounted Police peacekeeper in 2011 wearing the distinctive UN blue beret
UN police officers from Sûreté du Québec during the UN operation in Côte d'Ivoire (2008)
The Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa, Canada
Peacekeeping comprises activities, especially military ones, intended to create conditions that favor lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths,
A soldier from the Italian Army stands guard during the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon.
Canadian CH135 Twin Hueys assigned to the Multinational Force and Observers non-UN peacekeeping force, at El Gorah, Sinai, Egypt, 1989
Members of the Azerbaijani peacekeeping forces in full combat uniform during the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Norwegian Peacekeeper during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992–1993), photo by Mikhail Evstafiev