Pledges: Made as part of the “Contribution of police and up to 600 military personnel” at the 2017 Vancouver commitment, “advancing” the London pledge:
Tactical Airlift Support [C130 aircraft]
Aviation Task Force
Quick Reaction Force or QRF [approx. 200 personnel]
New Police missions being examined [vague]

Status:
– The aviation task force was deployed for one year in Mali, with the aeromedical unit staying an extra month. contribution has passed.
– The transport aircraft unit, one C-130, is being provided for UN service, based in Entebbe. It was suspended in February 2020 out of concerns about COVID-19 and Ebola. It began again in August 2020, after the agreement was finally signed that month to extend the mission for another year.
–The plans for the deployment of a QRF, e.g., in Golan Heights with UNDOF or in Mali with MINUSMA, is being examined as a possibility.

Conclusion: only a fraction of the pledge has been fulfilled and with the Mali deployment being so short, Canada is letting the UN down.

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