UN's Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara Ends
The Associated Press November 2, 2026 FILE - A Sahrawi refugee boy stands in the shadow in the Boujdour refugee camp, Oct. 11, 2021. Bernat Armangue/AP CASABLANCA, Morocco — The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.S.-Russia standoff at U.N. headquarters over the territory's future. The end of the mission raises concerns about stability in the region. Rich in minerals and fisheries
The Associated Press
Nov 2
US Seeks To End MINURSO Peacekeeping In Western Sahara
Throughout the year, Washington had repeatedly signaled that drawing down or streamlining MINURSO’s mandate, among other missions, was under consideration. By Adil Faouzi Oct, 26, 2026 US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz pictured alongside the Moroccan and US flags, with an aerial view of Western Sahara in the background. (Designed by MWN team) Marrakech – Washington is working to end the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, US Ambassador to the
Morocco World News
Oct 27
Western Sahara: The Necessity Of The UN For Gdeim Izik
By: FIDH | International Federation for Human Rights October 12, 2026 The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, together with the undersigned human rights organisations and partners in the SOS-Defenders project, are following the developments of the open hunger strike undertaken by a number of Sahrawi political prisoners from the
Sahrawi hunger strike Protests Moroccan camp destruction
Relatives of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Asfari have alerted that he and eight other detained activists have renewed their hunger strike on 23 September 2026. By International Service For Human Rights September 30, 2026 Naama Asfari © Antony Jean Naâma Asfari’s family also reported that, during a phone call on 29 September, he confirmed to them that he had been transferred to a Marrakesh prison and that he was continuing the hunger strike he has been waging alongside
Genocide Watch Countries of Concern: July–December 2020
By Eric Ross and Nat Hill The purpose of this Genocide Watch report on Countries of Special Concern is to report on developments in...
Genocide Watch
Mar 13, 2021
The Youth Movement in Sahrawi Refugee Camps
Refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, have long been run by the Polisario movement, which seeks an independent state in Western Sahara, also...
International Crisis Group 1
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