Western Sahara
UN Documents

Security Council Resolutions

• S/RES/1813 (30 April 2008) renewed MINURSO until 30 April 2009 and endorsed the Secretary-General's recommendation that realism and a spirit of compromise by the parties are essential to maintain the momentum of the process of negotiations.
• S/RES/1783 (31 October 2007) renewed MINURSO until 30 April 2008 and called on the parties to continue to show political will and engage in substantive negotiations without preconditions and in good faith.
• S/RES/1754 (30 April 2007) called for negotiations without preconditions and extended the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara mandate by six months.
• S/RES/1720 (31 October 2006) extended UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) mandate until 30 April 2007.
• S/RES/1675 (28 April 2006) extended UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) mandate until 31 October 2006.
• S/RES/1634 (28 October 2005) extended UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2006 and requested the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy to provide a briefing within three months.
• S/RES/1598 (28 April 2005) extended UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) mandate until 31 October 2005.
• S/RES/1495 (31 July 2003) supported the peace plan proposed by James Baker as an optimum solution on the basis of agreement between the parties.
• S/RES/690 (29 April 1991) established UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
• S/RES/658 (27 June 1990) endorsed the settlement proposals.
• S/RES/621 (20 September 1988) authorised the appointment of a Special Representative to Western Sahara.
• S/RES/380 (6 November 1975) deplored Morocco's movement into the territory.
• S/RES/377 (22 October 1975) requested the Secretary-General to consult with the parties.

Secretary-General's Reports

• S/2008/251 (14 April 2008)
• S/2008/45 (28 January 2008)
• S/2007/619 (19 October 2007)
• S/2007/385 (29 June 2007)
• S/2007/202 (13 April 2007)
• S/2006/817 (16 October 2006)
• S/2006/249 (19 April 2006)
• S/2005/648 (13 October 2005)
• A/60/116 (12 July 2005)
• S/2005/254 (19 April 2005)
• S/2005/49 (27 January 2005)

 Letters to the President of the Council

• S/2007/714 (6 December 2007) was a letter from Morocco complaining that the Polisario’s congress due to take place from 14 to 18 December in the buffer strip is a breach of the ceasefire agreement.
• S/2007/210 (16 April 2007) was a letter from South Africa to the Council transmitting the Polisario plan.
• S/2007/206 (11 April 2007) was a letter from Morocco to the Council transmitting the Moroccan plan.
• S/2006/466 (30 June 2006) letter from the Secretary-General reminding the Council of its recommendations and expecting progress on the impasse.
• S/2006/266 (27 April 2006) letter from Namibia describing the Secretary-General's approach as an "attempt to legalize the occupation of Western Sahara."
• S/2006/258 (24 April 2006) letter from Algeria reiterating that a solution had to be found on the basis of Baker Plan II.
• S/2006/84 (8 February 2006) letter from Namibia including a letter from the Polisario reiterating its position.
• S/2006/52 (27 January 2006) letter from Morocco on Polisario's activities in the buffer strip.
• S/2005/605 (27 September 2005) letter from Algeria responding to Morocco's criticisms in S/2005/602.
• S/2005/602 (23 September 2005) letter from Morocco criticizing Algeria with regard to the conflict in Western Sahara.

Exchange of Letters between the Secretary-General and the President of the Council

• S/2007/509 (22 August 2007) and S/2007/510 (27 August 2007) on the appointment of General Zhao Jingmin as MINURSO's new force commander.
• S/2007/55  (31 January 2007) and S/2007/56 (5 February 2007) on the appointment of Julian Harston as the new Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
• S/2004/492 (15 June 2004) announced the resignation of Baker and charged Álvaro de Soto with the task to continue the political process.
• S/1997/236 (17 March 1997) appointed James Baker as Personal Envoy to Western Sahara.

Other

• A communiqué (18 March 2008) was issued by van Walsum with the agreement of the parties after the fourth round of talks.
• SC/9241 (4 February 2008) was a press statement welcoming the latest Secretary-General's report, supporting the next round of talks and agreeing on the need to move the process into a more substantive phase of negotiations.
• S/PV.5773 (31 October 2007) was the discussion regarding the adoption of resolution 1784.
• SC/9076 (11 July 2007) was a press statement supporting the agreement that negotiations would continue in August after a first round of talks in Manhasset on 18-19 June.
  S/2006/129 (24 February 2006) Note verbale from Morocco to the Secretary-General on the provocative nature of a planned demonstration by the other parties.
• Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice  (16 October 1975)
• A/1514(XV)  (14 December 1960) Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.