Russia, US veto rival UN Western Sahara resolutions, leaving peacekeeping mission in limbo
The deadlock leaves MINURSO without a renewed mandate as Russia and the United States clash over Morocco’s autonomy plan and self-determination.
- On Friday, the United Nations Security Council failed to renew MINURSO after Russia and the United States vetoed rival resolutions, leaving the 35-year-old peacekeeping mission's mandate expired as of yesterday.
- The United States proposed rebranding the force as MINUSO and removing the 'referendum' mandate while making Morocco's autonomy plan the sole basis for negotiations; Russia blocked it as a 'unilateral approach.'
- Russia's rival resolution sought to extend the existing mandate, but the United States vetoed it; neither proposal secured the nine votes required in the 15-member council.
- Morocco's Royal Cabinet welcomed the non-renewal on Friday, stating the failure 'should mark the end of the Security Council's involvement' while 155 military personnel and a $62 million budget face uncertainty.
- The Polisario Front expressed 'satisfaction' with the outcome, though aid group Oxfam warned that losing the mission's monitoring functions risks undermining civilian security in the territory since 1991.
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The United Nations mission MINURSO announced the end of its mandate in Western Sahara as of Sunday, November 1st.
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Morocco considered the failure of the Security Council to renew the mandate of the UN mission in Western Sahara to be an "opportunity".
The extension of Minurso has failed, which means that the UN peace mission for Western Sahara is about to end.
New York, 31 Oct (EFE).- The United Nations (UN) warned that all peacekeeping operations in Western Sahara will cease from midnight on Saturday if the Security Council does not renew the mandate of MINURSO earlier, although it assured that it has not given [...] The UN entry warns that MINURSO will cease operations if the Council does not renew its mandate today was first published in HolaNews.
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