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News in Brief 06 December 2018

6 December 2018
News in Brief
  • UN-brokered Yemen peace talks open in Sweden
  • UN envoy hails first step towards resolving Western Sahara future
  • Clean transport solutions presented at UN climate conference
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UN Photo/Martine Perret

Western Sahara: a 'peaceful solution’ to conflict is possible, says UN envoy

6 December 2018
Peace and Security

The first UN-led talks in six years over the disputed Western Sahara-region concluded on a positive note on Thursday in Geneva, where the Organization’s representative Horst Köhler said that further discussions are planned “in the first quarter of 2019”.

UN Photo/Martine Perret

First Western Sahara talks at UN in six years, begin in Geneva

5 December 2018
Peace and Security

Talks have begun at the UN on the future of Western Sahara – the first in years – the Organization announced on Wednesday.

UN Photo/Martine Perret

Security Council extends mandate of UN peace mission in Western Sahara by six months

31 October 2018
Peace and Security

The United Nations Security Council, on Wednesday, extended the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), until 30 April next year.

UN Photo/Martine Perret

Security Council renews UN mission in Western Sahara

27 April 2018
Peace and Security

The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara until 31 October 2018, calling for a “realistic, practicable and enduring” political solution to end the decades‑old conflict.

UN Photo/Martine Perret

Western Sahara: UN chief urges easing of tensions in Guerguerat area

6 January 2018
Peace and Security

Deeply concerned over rising tensions near Guerguerat in the buffer strip in southern Western Sahara between the Moroccan berm and the Mauritanian border, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called for maximum restraint in the area.

UN Photo/Mark Garten

Guterres appoints former German President Köhler as his Western Sahara envoy

16 August 2017
Peace and Security

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Horst Köhler, former President of Germany, as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.

Peacekeepers with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) consult a map as they drive through vast desert areas in Smara, Western Sahara.
UN Photo/Martine Perret

News in Brief 09 August 2017 (AM)

9 August 2017
News in Brief

WFP welcomes US$1 million contribution to support Western Sahara refugees

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Sahrawi refugees at the Smara Refugee Camp outside of Tindouf, Algeria.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

News in Brief 2 June 2017 (PM)

2 June 2017
News in Brief

Plight of thousands of Sahrawi refugees leaves UN chief “deeply concerned”

The plight of tens of thousands of refugees from Western Sahara who stand to have their food rations cut, is a source of deep concern, the UN said on Friday.

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UN Photo/Martine Perret

Western Sahara: UN welcomes withdrawal of Polisario Front from Guerguerat area

28 April 2017
Peace and Security

The United Nations today welcomed the withdrawal of all Polisario Front elements from the Guerguerat area, between the berm and the border with Mauritania, as confirmed by observers of the UN Mission on Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, on 27-28 April.