Press releases
September 5, 2008 (Ottawa, ON): The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) has secured funding from the Government of Canada’s Global Peace and Security Fund to develop and implement a training program to enhance the operational effectiveness of African police and military personnel selected for the United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Sudan.
Read the press release here.
September 2, 2008 (Egypt): The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) with funding from the German government is delivering a police training course hosted by the Cairo Regional Centre for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA).
Read the press release here.
June 23, 2008: The PPC is pleased to announce Louise Fréchette is the new Chair of the Board of Directors. We also welcome Art DeFehr, Philip Murray and Carolyn McAskie to the Board.
Read the press release here.
June 13, 2008 (Botswana) and June 20, 2008 (Ethiopia): The PPC, with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office, will seek to strengthen the capacity of police and gendarmerie senior decision-makers from 14 African countries involved in peace operations through the Senior Police Executive Seminar. This activity is part of the ongoing Pan African Police Capacity Building Program. This course takes place in both Gaborone, Botswana and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Read the press release for Botswana here.
Read the press release for Ethiopia here.
For information about the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, or to arrange an interview, media representatives should contact:
Lucie Laurion
Director, Communications
Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
Tel.: 613-520-5617 ext : 5950
Fax: 613-520-3787