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U.N. Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate to Oct. 30, 2026; South Africa and Polisario Warn Resolution Favors Morocco—s Plan
Summary
The U.N. Security Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) through Oct. 30, 2026, a move South Africa and the Polisario Front said risks privileging Morocco—s proposal over Sahrawi self‑determination.
The U.N. Security Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) through Oct. 30, 2026, a move South Africa and the Polisario Front said on Saturday risks privileging Morocco—s proposal over the Sahrawi right to self‑determination.
"We would like to express our disappointment ... that the U.N. Security Council, since 2007 recognized and acknowledged both the Moroccan autonomy plan or proposal and that of the Sahrawi people," Martinez von Skalpweg, deputy permanent representative of South Africa to the United Nations, told reporters after the resolution was adopted. He said the latest text "has taken the unfortunate step of support for conducting negotiations based only on the Moroccan plan while neglecting the self determination…
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