Re: Pakistan tops the list in UN peacekeeping
One thing, Pak.org, majority of Pakistanis love the military and its role abroad, in fact read the
UN report on Bosnia in which they praise Pakistan, also in Somalia!
Then come back with such baseless drivel!
Also dont forget what india has been accused of doing in Kashmir, not just by Pakistan, but by amneisty Intl and IHRW
Re: Pakistan tops the list in UN peacekeeping
a boss will publicly ridicule his volunteer employees? its not good for business.
but seriously…what kind of logic are you using? some may be good, some may be bad. what is your point? i applaud the upstanding, righteous pakistani UN peacekeepers. i have nothing but respect for them. however, those arent the guys i was referring to. and if you’ve been keeping up with the news, i’m not talking about isolated incidents either.
Re: Pakistan tops the list in UN peacekeeping
Really, would you care to enlighten me as to why arguement is flawed? If so why and what statement that i made dose suggest to you that i am not well informed regarding current affairs.?
Re: Pakistan tops the list in UN peacekeeping
some UN praise for Pakistan magically rules out the possibility of any truth to the numerous cases/allegations/accusations of rape and sexual exploitation by these “peacekeepers” in places like the Congo, Somalia, etc.??
did you ever think of the possibility of two things both being true…the UN praising Pakistan AND peacekeepers raping girls? (unless bribery with food does not count as rape)
well…ill try to find that article. although im sure there are many others just like it.
Re: Pakistan tops the list in UN peacekeeping
One of the early publicized cases of gender crimes allegedly committed by peacekeepers
occurred in Somalia during the missions there from 1993 to 1995. Belgian, Canadian, Italian,
and Pakistani peacekeepers were implicated in egregious acts against civilians, including torture,
murder, and rape.
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/gsc/gsc_quarterly/newsletter5/content/graybill.page
(Also Note: Although i goes into detail what the Italian and others have done, it fails to provide
information for acts commited by Pakistani troops)
Back in 1997, there were reports A military court reportedly sentenced two paratroopers to a
month in jail and a fine of 200 pounds for the offense.
http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42088
(Note: No mention of anything about Pakistan)
A second cable recorded four more allegations and said special attention must be paid to the
behaviour of South African members of the Monuc troops in Kindu, Moroccan Monuc troops
in Kinsangani and Monuc troops from Uruguay, Pakistan and Nepal.
http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/rad-green/2004-July/015044.html
(No specific Allegations)
http://luam.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/8/13912/86786
Blog on UN peacekeepers raping women in Africa, at no time is Pakistan evey mentioned in
connection with any of these alligations.
The United Nations report details allegations of sexual misconduct by peacekeepers from
Nepal, Pakistan, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa and Uruguay, and lists incidents in which
some soldiers tried to obstruct investigators.
http://www.pakistanimusic.com/playerf.php?str=568
(Note: Alligations- And the report is somthing i would really love to read,…)
A French U.N. logistics expert in the Congo shot pornographic videos in his home, in which he
had converted his bedroom into a photo studio for videotaping his sexual abuse of young girls.
When police raided his home, the man was allegedly about to rape a 12-year-old girl sent to
him in a law enforcement sting operation. As the Times reported, a senior Congolese police
officer confirmed the bed was surrounded by large mirrors on three sides, with a remote control
camera on the fourth side.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1307795/posts
Two Russian pilots paid young girls with jars of mayonnaise and jam to have sex with them, the
report adds.
And at least two U.N. officials – a Ukrainian and a Canadian – have been forced to leave the
African nation after getting local women pregnant.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1307795/posts
UN troops accused of ‘systematic’ rape in Sierra Leone
http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/01/17/wleon17.xml
(No Mention of Pakistan)
UN forces are supposed to help rebuild war-ravaged communities. But, as Magin McKenna
reports, these workers are also pouring money into a flourishing trade in illegal brothels, rape
and trafficking in women
http://www.sundayherald.com/25914
(No Mention of Pakistan)
United Nations Peace Keepers Raise Hell:
http://www.texemarrs.com/101997/UNHELL.HTM
(No mention of Pakistan)
UN peacekeepers trade food for sex from teen refugees in the Congo
http://amptoons.poliblog.com/blog/000841.html
(No Mention of Pakistan)
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In CONTRAST:
Pakistan Offers to Establish Peacekeeping Training Institute
Islamabad, 8 June 2004 (nCa) — “We propose to establish a Peacekeeping Training Institute
in Pakistan, which could be developed as a centre of excellence for imparting professional
training,” said Riaz, Khokhar, foreign secretary of Pakistan while addressing a seminar
organized jointly by Pakistan and the UN in Islamabad last month.
“We have already broached this subject with the UN Under Secretary General for
Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno and with some key nations. Their initial responses are
good,” he added.
Pakistan, together with UN Information Centre, arranged 28 May 2004 a seminar in Islamabad
on “Pakistan in Peacekeeping Operations.” The seminar coincided with the International Day of
United Nations Peacekeepers and acknowledged the fact that Pakistan was the largest
contributor to peacekeeping efforts in the world.
Peacekeeping, a tricky and delicate job in ever-increasing demand is not a very popular
undertaking among the nations. Since 1948, the United Nations has deployed over 1.5 million
peacekeepers in 57 missions – many in different war zones. At present 54000 troops and police
personnel are deployed in 14 different peacekeeping missions around the globe.
“I say with pride that Pakistan is the largest contributor of peacekeepers. Since 1960 we have
participated in 28 missions. Today, in all, 7697 of our troops and police personnel are serving in
eight peacekeeping missions in Africa, Asia and Europe. This constitutes roughly 13% of the
global share, substantial by any standard,” said Khokhar in his speech.
He also informed, “Our record in the UN peacekeeping has been impressive and immaculate. . .
. Sixty-six (66) of our soldiers have laid down their lives while serving under the flag of the
United Nations.”
Koffi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, also acknowledged the fact in one of his
recent remarks. “Your soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of the world
peace and the United Nations. I salute this record of global idealism because I believe it reflects
a determination among the Pakistani people to serve the world.”
While demand for peacekeepers grows, their narrow mandate and restrictive charter make
them vulnerable to hostile elements. Pakistan, with its sizeable talent pool of peacekeepers and
vast experience in peacekeeping, has proposed major reforms to the concept of peacekeeping.
In his speech, Khokhar outlined the proposals formulated by Pakistan:
The goal of peacekeeping should not only be to separate the warring factions, but to eliminate
the root causes of conflict with a view to ensuring durable peace and stability.
There is need to demonstrate ‘political, financial and operational will’ by the UN in designing
and implementing peacekeeping missions.
Peacekeeping contingents should be deployed in a robust posture – in terms of strength,
equipment and attitude – capable of defending themselves, other mission components, and their
mandate.
Peacekeeping operations should be well conceived and well executed. Their mandate should
be clear, realistic and achievable, and conducted with the full support of the international
community.
Once deployed, UN peacekeepers must complete their tasks.
Looking at the response of the diplomatic community and UN officials, it appears that
Pakistan’s proposals for reforming the peacekeeping efforts and the offer of setting up a
peacekeeping institute have already gathered sufficient steam to make rapid headway toward
implementation.
http://www.newscentralasia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=654
Pakistan was proud to be one of the oldest, largest and most consistent contributors to United
Nations Peacekeeping operations.
Since 1960, Pakistani peacekeepers had served in 28 out of 57 UN missions and today over
7,500 Pakistani troops are serving in eight peacekeeping missions, he told the Security Council
over which he was presiding.
Sixty-six Pakistani peacekeepers, he told the world body, had sacrificed their lives while serving
under the flag of the United Nations. The minister who arrived in New York over the weekend
told the Council that Pakistani soldiers had served in some of the most difficult and dangerous
United Nations peacekeeping operations. They had acquitted themselves commendably, with
honour and professionalism, he added. He recalled Pakistan’s participation in the United
Nations Security Force (UNSF) in West Irian, from 1960 to 1964, which was instrumental in
preventing war between Indonesia and Portugal. The decisive action of Pakistani peacekeepers
with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) helped the consolidation
of peace in that country, he said, citing another example.
In Bosnia, he said, Pakistani troops defended the “UN safe area” of Tuzla and its ethnically
mixed civilian population against repeated onslaughts of ethnic-cleansing militias. In Sierra
Leone, an unsteady UN presence was transformed into a major UN success story, in large
measure as a result of the participation of the Pakistani peacekeepers whose actions apart from
stabilising the situation, included the construction of roads, playgrounds and the renovation of
schools, hospitals and places of worship.
Mr Kasuri told the Council that three years earlier, speaking in Islamabad about Pakistani
peacekeepers, Secretary General Kofi Annan had said, “Your soldiers have made the ultimate
sacrifice in the service of world peace, and the United Nations. I salute this record of global
idealism because I believe it reflects a determination among the Pakistani people to serve the
world.”
The minister said Pakistan had a vital stake in the success of UN peacekeeping operations.
“The UN’s success will be our success,” he added, while stressing that for success to be
ensured, UN peacekeeping operations should be well conceived and well executed.
Their mandates should be clear, realistic and achievable, and conducted with the full support of
the international community. The UN should have well-trained, well-equipped and disciplined
peacekeepers.
Pakistan’s considerable experience as peacekeepers in different parts of the world had given it
a certain expertise in peacekeeping which it was willing to share with others; UN peacekeepers,
he suggested, must be provided with full financial, administrative and logistical support. They
must have accurate and timely field intelligence and, where necessary, robust rules of
engagement and, finally, they should address the root causes of conflict so as to ensure durable
peace and stability, and prepare the ground for post-conflict reconciliation, reconstruction and
development.
The foreign minister said the present debate in the Security Council on peacekeeping issues had
crystallised the challenges the UN is facing due to the unprecedented surge in demand for
peacekeeping covering four new complex missions, namely in Cote d’Ivoire, Burundi, Haiti and
possibly the Sudan. Peacekeepers would have to be deployed there in the near future, and they
would need the commitment of additional human financial, administrative and logistic resources
by the international community. Several new suggestions had been made in this context,
including one by the secretary general.
About Pakistan’s own experience with UN peacekeepers, Mr Kasuri said his country was not
only one of the major contributors to UN peacekeeping; but also hosted one of the oldest UN
peacekeeping missions. The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan is
responsible for monitoring the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. He
added, “It continues to make a substantive contribution to the preservation of peace in Kashmir.
In the Islamabad Declaration of 6th January 2004, Pakistan and India agreed to resolve all
disputes between them, including Kashmir, through a peace process to the satisfaction of both
the sides. It is obvious that in order for there to be durable peace, the solution of the Kashmir
dispute should be in consonance with the aspirations of the people of Kashmir. UNMOGIP can
help in promoting a just and peaceful resolution of the dispute.”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_19-5-2004_pg7_40
The Crown Jewel
It is now considered to be “crown jewel” of 21st century UN peacekeeping.
Pakistan is in the vanguard of peacekeeping efforts in Africa. Presently 90% of our
peacekeepers are deployed in various war torn countries in that continent, where we
want to see lasting peace.
Pakistan has a vital stake in the success of UN peacekeeping operations around the
world. We consider UN success as our success. We take pride in our long association
with UN peacekeeping missions.
It is also because Pakistan is hosting one of the oldest UN peacekeeping missions
along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. We attach importance to its symbolic
value and substantive contribution.
www.pakistantimes.net/2004/07/01/top1.htm
http://www.un.org.pk/unic/peacekeepingp.htm
http://pbpu.unlb.org/PBPU/country.aspx?classid=2&catid=2&subcatid=158&objtype=2
http://www.issi.org.pk/events/Talks/Talk14.htm
Germany lauds Pak peacekeeping efforts in Sierra
Leone
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=87493
The largest contributers were from (8,652), (8,211) and (3,577). The biggest contributer
from a western country is with 739 peacekeepers on a 19th place. The USA ranks 26th with
430 peacekeepers. The combined have 4,532 peacekeepers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_peacekeeping