Established in 1994 by the Government of Canada as the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, today, the Pearson Centre is an independent, not-for-profit organization with its office based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its mandate is to support Canada's contribution to international peace and security.
The Centre conducts education, training and research on all aspects of peace operations throughout the world, with the majority of its projects under way in Africa and Latin America. Services range from the training of police officers in Rwanda and Nigeria to serve as peacekeepers in Darfur; through delivery of pre-deployment training for Latin American peace keepers in BrasÃlia; to the design and delivery of complex training exercises for use in Europe and Africa.
It also raises revenue through its specialized training and management courses, which it runs for individuals, governments and organizations around the world.
The Pearson Centre works closely with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Ghana. The Centre provides facilitation support to the International Network to Promote the Rule of Law, which is a project of the USIP. The International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres was founded on July 2, 1995, at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre. The Pearson Centre also works closely with the Canadian extractive sector to implement the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and provide training strategies to ensure that their security providers adhere to these international standards.
Read more about Pearson Peacekeeping Centre: History, Senior Management, The Pearson Papers
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