UN appoints new General for Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan

[The Eagle]

UN appoints new General for Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan
3 Jul, 2018

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Major General Jose Eladio Alcain of Uruguay as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), which monitors the ceasefire in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.

Major General Alcain will succeed Major General Per Gustaf Lodin of Sweden, who will complete his two-year assignment in July 2018. “The Secretary-General is grateful to Major General Lodin for his contribution to United Nations peacekeeping efforts,” the spokesman said.

Major General Alcain has extensive peacekeeping experience, having served in five peacekeeping operations, including United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) (1994-1995), United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM) (1996-1997), United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) (1999-2000), United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) (2003-2004), and United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) (2006-2007 and 2011-2012).

He graduated from the Uruguayan War College and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Political Science from the Uruguayan National University. He has also attended the UN Senior Mission Leaders course in 2017.


UNMOGIP , one of the oldest UN mission, was deployed in January 1949 to supervise the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

The group, based in Rawalpindi, is composed of 43 military observers and 23 international civilian personnel.

 

[hazzam]

who is this ? keep him in islamabad .

we are bound by shimla accord only .

 

[Corona]

who is this ? keep him in islamabad .

we are bound by shimla accord only .

He's just here to keep the peace and observe, not to solve anything. The position doesn't really give him any power to do much.

 

[hazzam]

He's just here to keep the peace and observe, not to solve anything. The position doesn't really give him any power to do much.

then it's ok.
but we are bound by shimla accord only .

 

[undercover JIX]

who is this ? keep him in islamabad .

we are bound by shimla accord only .

bhai just an observer, sirf dekhta hai kar kuch nahi sakta.
But lets see if after recent UN report on Kashmir, this changes anything.

 

[hazzam]

bhai just an observer, sirf dekhta hai kar kuch nahi sakta.
But lets see if after recent UN report on Kashmir, this changes anything.

UN report ? where is it ?

 

[undercover JIX]

UN report ? where is it ?

din raat internet pe aur LDF kiya dekhta rehta hai bhai?

 

[TheBlackCoat]

India and Pakistan need to vacate their armies and UN should conduct a plebiscite to ensure an Independent state of Kashmir is born.

Independent Kashmir with a border with Afghanistan is the way to go.

 

[Corona]

bhai just an observer, sirf dekhta hai kar kuch nahi sakta.
But lets see if after recent UN report on Kashmir, this changes anything.

Aren't they here on the invitation of both countries? It's not like they can declare war or anything.

 

[undercover JIX]

Aren't they here on the invitation of both countries? It's not like they can declare war or anything.

They can not do anything other then submitting their reports / findings to UN.
But India does not allow them near LOC.

 

[MBT 3000]

then it's ok.
but we are bound by shimla accord only .

same with kulbushan then

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Independent Kashmir with a border with Afghanistan is the way to go.

Agreed. and put a end to this military rivalry between both. It would place 1.6 billion people in peace. Both countries could get on sorting out the poor and developing. The only place where they should compete is trade and sports. Win win for all.