Morocco Rejects Algeria’s Call to Expand UN Mission in Western Sahara
26 March 2025
At the UN, Morocco rejected the Algerian demand to expand the powers of MINURSO to include human rights monitoring in the Sahara.
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Polisario Accuses Morocco of Targeting Livestock in Western Sahara, Appeals to UN
13 September 2024
A group close to the Polisario claims that the Royal Air Force has targeted its camels and livestock in the Saharan areas and holds MINURSO responsible for any escalation that (…)
France Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara Dispute
31 October 2023
Nicolas de Rivière, France’s permanent representative to the United Nations, reiterated France’s "historic, clear and constant support for the Moroccan autonomy plan" (…)
Former UN Envoy Urges Security Council to Press Morocco on Western Sahara Negotiations
15 July 2022
After accusing Morocco of being behind his departure from the United Nations Mission for the Organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in 2017, American diplomat (…)
UN Peacekeepers Injured in Vehicle Accident in Western Sahara
7 January 2022
A MINURSO vehicle was involved Wednesday evening in an accident that occurred after the vehicle overturned in which the blue helmets were traveling.
UN Refutes Polisario Claims of ’Open War’ in Western Sahara, Calls for Restraint
3 March 2021
Contrary to the Polisario’s allegations of an "open war" in the Sahara, Stéphane Dujarric, the UN spokesperson, assures that the situation is normal. However, he calls on (…)
UN Urges Calm as Morocco-Polisario Clashes Escalate at Sahara Border Crossing
28 November 2020
The new exchanges of fire between Morocco and the Polisario at the Guerguerat border crossing are worrying the UN. It calls on the parties to take all necessary measures to (…)
Morocco Informs UN Security Council of Military Action in Guerguerat Buffer Zone
27 November 2020
The Security Council has been informed of the latest developments in Guerguerat in the Moroccan Sahara. A comprehensive report was made on the operation of the Royal Armed (…)
Former Spanish PM Zapatero Endorses Morocco’s Sahara Autonomy Plan as "Ambitious and Reasonable"
18 November 2020
José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero supports the autonomy plan proposed by the kingdom for the Moroccan Sahara. At a time when we are seeing a resurgence of tensions between Morocco (…)
Morocco’s Military Clears Guerguerat Border Crossing, Ousting Polisario Militiamen
14 November 2020
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chief of the General Staff and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) provided a "definitive" solution to (…)