Canada has been a member of the United Nations since the body's creation and has served five terms on the Security Council: 1948-49, 1958-59,1967-68,1977-78 and 1989-90. Then-Secretary of State for External Affairs Lester Pearson, while he was President of the UN General Assembly in 1957, proposed the concept of UN peacekeeping forces as a means of dealing with the aftermath of the Suez Crisis. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts and the establishment of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF). Canada has played a leading role in the UN-led peacekeeping operations ever since. Another major contribution Canada has made is the development of the Ottawa Process which led to the worldwide redcution of anti-personnel landmines which was ratified by the UN in 1997.
Canadian Ambassadors to the United Nations
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