CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina as the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), the office of the U.N. Secretary General has announced.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix being received by the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer, Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Ríos, during his visit at UNMOGIP Headquarters in Islamabad on 11 October 2022. The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr.

Detailed explanation-3: -Following renewed hostilities of 1971, the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) has remained in the area to observe developments pertaining to the strict observance of the ceasefire of 17 December 1971 and report thereon to the Secretary-General.

Detailed explanation-4: -The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) was meant to supervise the Cease Fire Line (CFL) established in Jammu and Kashmir in July 1949 under the Karachi Agreement. UNMOGIP is funded through the UN’s regular budget.