South Africa and Frente POLISARIO on Western Sahara and MINURSO - Media Stakeout | United Nations

United Nations (press briefing) · October 31, 2025

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Martinez von Skalpweg introduces himself as the deputy permanent representative of South Africa to the UN.

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Representatives of South Africa and the Polisario Front addressed the press after the U.N. Security Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) through Oct. 30, 2026. South Africa expressed disappointment that the latest resolution, they said, leans toward negotiation based on Moroccos proposal and risks sidelining Sahrawi self‑determination. The Polisario Front reiterated it is the sole representative of the Sahrawi people, thanked Algeria and several abstaining Security Council members, and said it will assess the resolution before issuing an official position.

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