Oxfam warns of risk to civilians as mandate lapses
2 Oct 30 · 8d ago · 8 articles · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
With the mission's mandate set to expire Saturday and no renewal secured, Oxfam warned that losing MINURSO's monitoring functions endangers civilians and prospects for peace.
“The loss of MINURSO's monitoring and de-escalation functions risks undermining security and stability, with serious consequences to civilians and prospects of a peaceful resolution”
OxfamMichael Waltz US Ambassador to the UNVassily Nebenzia Russian Ambassador to the UNMorocco Party to the disputePolisario Front Sahrawi independence movementOxfam Humanitarian organization
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first by Bloomberg Politics, 8d ago · also Middle East Eye, ITVX, UN News, Firstpost, News On AIR, Arab News +17
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- UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years NPR News · 6d ago
- U.N.'s 35-year Western Sahara mission ends over U.S.-Russia rift UPI · 6d ago
- Western Sahara After the UN Mission Ends Rio Times · 5d ago
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- Morocco says it will uphold Western Sahara ceasefire after UN mission ends Al-Monitor · 3d ago
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first by United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov), 8d ago · also Anadolu Agency, Anadolu Ajansı, Arab News, Reuters, Philadelphia Inquirer, AP News +3
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- UN Security Council renews Libya mission, Western Sahara resolution fails after Russian veto Anadolu Agency · 8d ago
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- Rival US and Russia resolutions on disputed Western Sahara are defeated in UN Security Council Philadelphia Inquirer · 8d ago
- Rival US and Russian resolutions on Western Sahara fail at UN Al Jazeera · 8d ago
- Why is Morocco celebrating the defeat of a UN resolution on Western Sahara? Mastodon · 7d ago
- Competing US, Russia resolutions on Western Sahara defeated in UN Security Council ThePrint · 6d ago
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🇷🇺🇺🇲🇲🇦 Russia VETOES U.S. plan for WESTERN SAHARA Moscow blocked a U.S. resolution backing Morocco’s sovereignty claim and ending a 35-year U.N. peacekeeping mission. The Security Council then rejected Russia’s bid to extend the mission, leaving its mandate set to expire
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"The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission came to an end after the Security Council did not renew its mandate last week, the UN said on Sunday, removing the international presence that has monitored the ceasefire in the decades-old dispute." @reuters.com
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Seems to be a common theme across many Muslim and Arab attempts to colonize places. Just a random example that most people have never heard of: in 1973, Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip which is a part of Chad. They did this during the Chadian civil war, taking advantage of the violence and chaos. Libya like many other Arab countries actively fund…
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⚡ NEWS UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara Expires Due to Security Council Deadlock The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara is set to expire on October 31 after the Security Council failed to agree on an extension. The deadlock was driven by vetoes from both the US and Russia, highlighting deep... 📰 https://www…
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🇺🇲 U.S. Amb. Waltz reacted to the end of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. “This [Russian] veto came at the very last minute. We offered a number of things to try to resolve those concerns… We were not able to do so.” Moscow opposed the plan because it would
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Morocco Says Western Sahara Ceasefire Will Remain in Place After UN Mission Ends
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SS: The cabinet of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI called for a prompt end to the presence of the UN mission’s “personnel, vehicles, equipment and symbols” and expressed satisfaction with the non-renewal of its mandate as “a significant step towards the definitive closure of the Moroccan Sahara issue at the United Nations”.
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Morocco say it remains committed to Western Sahara ceasefire as peacekeeping mission ends http://www. africanews.com/2026/11/05/moro cco-say-it-remains-committed-to-western-sahara-ceasefire-as-peacekeeping-mission-ends/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon # Morocco # WesternSahara # Ceasefire # UNPeacemakers # Peacekeeping
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The RSF started off as Janjaweed, and Janjaweed was a term that originated in Western Sudan and its immediate environs. I've never heard the term applied to groups outside of Sudan, but then it was never an official designation; it meant something along the lines of "horse raiders" or "devils on horses".
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UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years http://www. africanews.com/2026/11/02/un-p eacekeeping-mission-in-western-sahara-ends-after-35-years/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon # WesternSahara # UN # Peacekeeping # SecurityCouncil # ConflictResolution
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I mean, the referundum is not gonna happen anyways, the parties would never agree on who should have the right to vote, so might as well end the useless MINURSO.
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https://www. europesays.com/unitedstates/89 055/ UN begins shutting down Western Sahara peacekeeping mission after 35 years # Algeria # Diplomacy # Diplomacy &InternationalRelations # InternationalRelations # Morocco # standard # story # UN # USBureau
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