A Russian and American veto blocks the extension of the mandate of the UN mission in Western Sahara.
The UN Security Council failed on Friday to extend the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), after Russia and the US used the right of violence against two competing draft resolutions, a day before its mandate expired. While Morocco welcomed the non-renewal, given that the mission must leave the region, Oxfam warned of the consequences of losing its monitoring role, reducing civilian escalation and the chances of reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict.
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