Overview
- Members approved the measure with 11 votes in favor, three abstentions (China, Russia, and Pakistan), and no votes against, while Algeria declined to participate.
- The text drops prior UN references to a self-determination referendum for Western Sahara.
- The United States led the drafting and negotiations, easing language to avoid vetoes and secure abstentions.
- Algeria and the Polisario Front rejected the decision and warned they will not accept a process seen as legitimizing Moroccan control.
- Morocco currently administers about 80% of the territory separated by a sand barrier, and supporters rallied in Rabat following the vote.