This Latin American support effort has accelerated in the past few years as the UN has taken a more activist and interventionist stance in the peacekeeping field (with some key individuals calling for the UN to be prepared to do peace-enforcement as well as peace-keeping). At least one army (Argentina's) now formally includes such peacekeeping support as one of its basic missions, and others have assumed de facto peacekeeping roles with an extended commitment into the future.
The Latin American support program has accelerated in recent years due to the UN's enhanced involvement and activism in the peacekeeping field. This shift has led some key individuals to advocate for the UN to be equipped to undertake both enforcement and peace-keeping missions, resulting in some armies formally incorporating peacekeeping into their mission objectives.