The end of the UN mission in Western Sahara: an unrealized goal and an uncertain future The UN announced this Sunday, November 1, the beginning of the dismantling of its mission to Western Sahara (Minorso), after the UN Security Council failed to renew its mandate after 35 years. The entity, which was created after a 1991 ceasefire between Morocco and the Polisario Front, is ending its work without achieving the call for a self-determination referendum for the Sahrawi people, raising fears of a resumption of conflict. read more

The end of the UN mission in Western Sahara: an unrealized goal and an uncertain future The UN announced this Sunday, November 1, the beginning of the dismantling of its mission to Western Sahara (Minorso), after the UN Security Council failed to renew its mandate after 35 years. The entity, which was created after a 1991 ceasefire between Morocco and the Polisario Front, is ending its work without achieving the call for a self-determination referendum for the Sahrawi people, raising fears of a resumption of conflict. read more