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Canada extends peacekeeping mission despite Security Council loss | CBC News

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Aug 4, 2020
Canada extends peacekeeping mission despite Security Council loss | CBC News

Canada will provide a military transport plane to support United Nations peacekeeping missions for another year despite losing its bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council.

The first of 17 new CC-130J Hercules aircraft is seen through the cockpit of an older model of the Hercules after landing at Canadian Forces Base Trenton on June 4, 2010. Canada will provide a military transport plane to support United Nations peacekeeping missions for another year despite losing its bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council. (Adrien Veczan/The Canadian Press)

Canada will provide a military transport plane to support United Nations peacekeeping missions for another year despite losing its bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office confirmed the continued deployment of a CC-130 Hercules in support of UN missions in Africa on Sunday, ending months of speculation about the fate of the mission.

“The Canadian Armed Forces are playing an important role in transporting critical supplies and personnel to support the UN in the region,” Sajjan said in a statement to The Canadian Press.

“We understand the importance of Canada working with our international allies and partners like the United Nations, which is why we have renewed Canadian Armed Forces support for an additional year.”

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