UN Documents for Western Sahara
Selected Security Council Resolutions | View All |
30 October 2019 S/RES/2494 | The Security Council renewed the mandate of MINURSO for twelve months until 31 October 2020. |
30 April 2019 S/RES/2468 | By adopting this resolution the Council renewed MINURSO’s mandate for six months. Two Council members abstained. |
31 October 2018 S/RES/2440 | The Security Council extended the mandate of MINURSO for a further six months. |
Selected Secretary-General's Reports | View All |
1 April 2019 S/2019/282 | This was the report on MINURSO covering 3 October 2018 to 1 April 2019. |
3 October 2018 S/2018/889 | This was the Secretary-General's report on MINURSO. |
29 March 2018 S/2018/277 | This was the Secretary-General's report on the situation in Western Sahara. |
Selected Security Council Letters | View All |
4 October 2019 S/2019/795 | A letter from the Polisario Front, transmitted by Namibia, calling for the immediate appointment of a new personal envoy to move the political process forward. |
16 September 2019 S/2019/746 | This was a letter from the Secretary-General of the Polisario Front calling for the Council to reinvigorate the stalled political process. |
22 July 2019 S/2019/590 | In this letter, transmitted by Namibia, the Polisario Front brought recent protests that resulted in several arrests and one death to the attention of the Security Council. |
Selected Security Council Meeting Records | View All |
30 April 2019 S/PV.8518 | The Council passed resolution 2468 extending the mandate of MINURSO for six months. There were two abstentions (Russia and South Africa). |
31 October 2018 S/PV.8387 | This was the meeting record for the adoption and explanation of votes on MINURSO in which Bolivia, Ethiopia and Russia abstained. |
27 April 2018 S/PV.8246 | This was the renewal of MINURSO, including Council members' explanation of votes. |
Selected Security Council Press Statements | View All |
31 January 2019 SC/13686 | This two-paragraph statement expressed Council support for the Personal Envoy and his efforts. |
4 February 2008 SC/9241 | The Council welcomed the 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. |
11 July 2007 SC/9076 | The Council supported the agreement that negotiations would continue in August after a first round of talks in Manhasset on 18-19 June. |
Selected General Assembly Documents | View All |
12 July 2005 A/60/116 | This was a report summarizing the reports that had been submitted by the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the situation concerning Western Sahara from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. |
11 November 1980 A/RES/35/19 | This was a resolution that referred to “the continued occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco”. |
21 November 1979 A/RES/34/37 | This resolution referred to “the continued occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco”. |
Selected Other Documents | View All |
20 June 1995 S/1995/498 | This was the report of the Security Council mission to Western Sahara, from 3 to 9 June 1995. |