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Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping

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Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping
AbbreviationCAVUNP
TypeAssociation of Veterans
Legal statusactive
Purposeadvocate and public voice, educator and network
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
Location
  • 23 chapters in Canada
Region served
Canada
Membership
1000 members
Official language
English
French
Websitewww.cavunp.org

The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (French: l'Association canadiennne des vétérans gardiens de la paix pour les Nations Unies) is a Canadian non-political association of members who have been involved in peacekeeping work for the United Nations.[1] It has more than 1000 members and 23 chapters in Canada.[2]

The association was first planned in January 1986, and permission to officially use the terms "United Nations" and "Canada" were received by 1989.[3]

The association's president is Colonel Donald Stewart Ethell, a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence and former peacekeeper.[4]

The association campaigned to make 9 August "Peacekeeping Day". This was adopted nationally in Canada in June 2008.[5]

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