. B . ▁Kore j wo , ▁MC pl ▁R . C ▁Sp encer , ▁C pl ▁M . H . T . ▁Ken ning ton , ▁C pl ▁M . W . ▁Sim pson ▁and ▁C pl ▁B . K . ▁String er . ▁All ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces . ▁At ▁ 1 1 : 5 0 , ▁while ▁on ▁final ▁approach ▁into ▁Dam asc us , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁went ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁town ▁of ▁Ad ▁Dim as , ▁killing ▁all ▁on ▁board . ▁This ▁remains ▁the ▁largest ▁single - day ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁Canada ' s ▁peace - keep ing ▁history . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Major ▁General ▁Francis ▁V ib - San zi ri ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁Mission ▁and ▁Force ▁Commander ▁of ▁U ND OF . ▁ ▁He ▁succeed s ▁Major ▁General ▁J ai ▁Sh ank er ▁Men on ▁of ▁India , ▁whose ▁assignment ▁ended ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁U ND OF ' s ▁budget ▁is ▁approved ▁on ▁an ▁annual ▁basis ▁by ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Its ▁budget ▁for ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 – J une ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁is ▁US $ 5 7 , 6 5 3 , 7 0 0 , ▁representing ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁peace keep ing ▁budget . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2