Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
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Established in 1994 by the Government of Canada, the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to support Canada's contribution to international peace and security. It was named in honour of Lester Bowles Pearson, former Prime Minister of Canada who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the inception of peacekeeping.
The Centre conducts education, training and research on all aspects of peace operations at its campus in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia and from offices in Montréal, Québec, and Ottawa, Ontario, and at other locations around the world.
The PPC is dedicated to:
- promoting a better understanding among policymakers and practitioners of the evolving nature of violent conflict, and strategies for its prevention, mitigation, resolution, and post-conflict recovery;
- ensuring that participants have the knowledge and practical skills they need to be effective members of a peace operation; and,
- bringing a uniquely Canadian perspective to international peace-operations education, training, capacity-building and research initiatives.
It is funded by the Government of Canada through the Departments of National Defence and Foreign Affairs and the Canadian International Development Agency, and functions in both official languages of Canada (English and French).
The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre has been instrumental in establishing and building the capacity of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Ghana.
