Last Saturday, the Liu Institute hosted World Vision’s “Igniting Youth to Shape Canada’s Role in the World” event. Youth from many different backgrounds and nationalities participated in a discussion about peacekeeping with Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.
“Thank you ubcpolisci, liuinstituteubc and worldvisioncan for the excellent discussion yesterday on peacekeeping.
#peaceconf17” —Harjit Sajjan
Topics discussed revolved around potential contributions that the Canadian state could make towards global peacekeeping efforts, how Canada could better protect those at risk, and what could increased defence spending accomplish for the end goal of peace.
All of the contributions made by these students will help inform key conversations at the upcoming United Nations Peacekeeping Summit.
See below for some interesting moments that took place at the event:
