Liberals miss 5-year timeline for UN peacekeeping promise, give themselves extra year – National

The Liberal authorities is giving itself extra time to fulfil a key peacekeeping promise to the UN first made 5 years in the past.

The dedication entails the availability of a 200-soldier fast response drive to the UN.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first introduced the pledge throughout a serious peacekeeping summit in Vancouver in 2017.

The federal government on the time stated the drive, supposed to offer response to emergencies on peacekeeping missions, can be deployed inside 5 years.

But the Division of Nationwide Defence says cupboard not too long ago gave itself one other yr to satisfy the dedication.

The federal government has not defined why the drive has but to materialize although the UN says there may be an ongoing want for such items.