CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Canada is proud to have hosted the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference on November 14-15, at the Vancouver Convention Center (British Columbia). Over 500 delegates from more than 80 countries and international organizations announced new pledges and discussed improvements to UN peacekeeping operations.

Detailed explanation-2: -India is the fifth largest troop contributor (TCC) with 5, 323 personnel deployed in 8 out of 13 active UN Peacekeeping Missions, of which 166 are police personnel.

Detailed explanation-3: -The largest UN mission globally as of February 2022 was the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) with more than 15, 000 military personnel.