Western Sahara: Washington Wants to Reform the Minurso, the Polisario Front Threatens to Leave the Discussions
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Tension is still growing from one step to less than ten days from the vote at the UN headquarters on whether or not to extend the mandate of Minurso, the United Nations mission for the organisation of a referendum in Western Sahara. A preliminary draft presented by the United States on Thursday 22 October 2026 to the UN Security Council redefines the contours of the UN mission. Washington advocates the extension of the mandate of Minurso, but it…
They can come out. I didn't like the American solution plan The authorities of Western Sahara have long demanded that the UN reform the mission, which allegedly guarantees the holding of a referendum in the disputed region
They can come outI didn't like the American solution planThe authorities of Western Sahara have long demanded that the UN reform the mission, which allegedly guarantees the holding of a referendum in the disputed region. And now the Americans want...
In a letter addressed to the President of the Security Council, the Frente Polisario rejected the American draft resolution on Western Sahara and threatened to withdraw from the peace process if the text was adopted without substantial changes, in particular the role given to the Moroccan autonomy proposal and the envisaged expansion of consultations of Saharawi actors.
Washington proposes to the Security Council to rename the Minurso mission, halve the blue helmets and make autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty the only possible solution.
The debate on the continuity of Minurso at the UN, whose mandate expires on 31 October, puts the focus back on the future of Western Sahara. The United States has promoted a draft to renew the mission that introduces three fundamental changes: to make the Moroccan autonomy plan on Western Sahara the only way to negotiate, to reduce the military presence of the Minurso and to expand the Saharawi interlocutors. The proposal represents a new endors…
London - Arabic Jerusalem: The United States submitted the next draft resolution on Western Sahara, which states that real self-government is to be held as a solution to the conflict, and proposes to change the name of the MINURSO mission, possibly to modify its functions. The Frente POLISARIO quickly threatened to withdraw from the peace process if the American draft was adopted.
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