King Mohammed VI Set to Visit Sahara on Green March Anniversary
26 October 2022
King Mohammed VI is expected to visit the Sahara in the coming days, where he will travel to several cities.
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UN General Assembly: Morocco Joins 142 Nations in Condemning Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Regions
13 October 2022
Presented on Wednesday at the 11th special session of the UN General Assembly, the resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian regions was voted by 143 countries, (…)
Spain Withdraws from UN Sahara Debate, Surprising Decolonization Committee
5 October 2022
The representative of Spain within the UN Special Committee on Decolonization renounced on Monday his intervention during a meeting that addressed, among other things, the (…)
UN Security Council Holds Closed-Door Meetings on Western Sahara Dispute
4 October 2022
The Sahara issue will be at the heart of four meetings of the UN Security Council during this month of October. Meetings at the end of which the United Nations (UN) will take a (…)
Spain’s Sánchez Reaffirms UN-Led Approach to Western Sahara at General Assembly
23 September 2022
In his speech delivered on the occasion of the 77th UN General Assembly, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, notably addressed the issue of the Sahara.
UN Envoy Meets Algerian Officials as Western Sahara Talks Stall
6 September 2022
Algeria, a supporter of the Polisario against Morocco, believes that the organization of round tables to resolve the Sahara conflict has proven "counterproductive" and makes a (…)
Polisario Front: Spain’s Support for Morocco’s Sahara Plan Hinders Conflict Resolution
5 September 2022
The Polisario Front believes that Spain’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara "complicates everything," in the sense that it does not contribute to a (…)
UN Envoy Barred from Algeria amid Sahara Dispute with Spain
4 September 2022
Algeria has asked Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for the Sahara, on a mission in the region, not to land on its territory with the military aircraft provided by (…)
UN Envoy for Sahara to Visit Algeria and Mauritania Following Morocco Trip
23 August 2022
About a month after his working visit to Morocco, Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, will continue his tour in the region as part of (…)
Spain Reaffirms UN-Led Approach to Western Sahara Conflict Despite Autonomy Plan Support
23 August 2022
The government spokesperson, Isabel Rodriguez, reiterated on Monday that Spain has not "changed" its position on the Sahara and that it continues to call for a negotiated (…)