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UN Security Council Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara

The move signals a UN shift away from a referendum framework toward talks anchored to Moroccan autonomy.

Mohammed VI, à Laâyoune, lors de la célébration de la Marche verte. Dix ans plus tard, l’ONU entérine la position marocaine sur le Sahara occidental.
La région désertique est revendiquée par le Maroc et par le Front Polisario, le mouvement indépendantiste sahraoui soutenu par l’Algérie.
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Overview

  • The resolution passed 11–0 with three abstentions by Russia, China and Pakistan, while Algeria declined to participate in the vote.
  • Antonio Guterres and envoy Staffan de Mistura are tasked to launch negotiations on the basis of Rabat’s 2007 autonomy proposal.
  • MINURSO’s mandate is extended for one year, and the Secretary‑General must deliver a strategic assessment within six months.
  • The United States sponsored the text as part of a wider diplomatic realignment that has seen several European governments back the Moroccan plan.
  • Morocco hailed the vote as a turning point and plans to refine and submit its autonomy offer, as Algeria and the Polisario reject the resolution as inconsistent with UN decolonization principles and demand clarity on self‑determination.