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Russia and US veto each other's Western Sahara resolutions at UN

Rival Security Council drafts on Morocco's autonomy plan both fail, leaving the 35-year peacekeeping mission without a renewed mandate.

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What to know

  • Both a US-drafted resolution (backed by Morocco, France and the UK) and a Russian rival draft were vetoed, an unusual double failure on a file long considered a routine annual renewal.
  • The US draft sought to end referendum preparations, rename the mission, and lock in Morocco's autonomy plan as the sole basis for talks; Russia says that improperly pre-judges sovereignty.
  • The 35-year peacekeeping mission's mandate expires Saturday, Oct. 31, with no renewal in place, prompting Oxfam warnings about risks to civilians and stability.
  • Russia and China have long favored a referendum including independence as an option, while Morocco, the US, France and the UK back Morocco's autonomy proposal.

“We stress the fact that the Security Council cannot automatically pre-determine matters relating to sovereignty”

Vassily Nebenzia, Russian Ambassador to the UN · Straits Times ↗ · Oct 29

Michael Waltz US Ambassador to the UNVassily Nebenzia Russian Ambassador to the UNMorocco Party to the disputePolisario Front Sahrawi independence movementOxfam Humanitarian organization

Russia and US veto each other's Western Sahara resolutions at UN
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    Oxfam warns of risk to civilians as mandate lapses

    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…”
    — Oxfam
    1. 24 outlets UN Peace Mission to Western Sahara Hits Unprecedented Standoff

      first by Bloomberg Politics, 8d ago · also Middle East Eye, ITVX, UN News, Firstpost, News On AIR, Arab News +17

      14 more headlines
    2. 10 outlets Statement on a U.S.-Drafted UN Security Council Resolution on the Western Sahara Vetoed by the Russian Federation

      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

      7 more headlines

    • 🇷🇺🇺🇲🇲🇦 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

      @MarioNawfalX8d ago20▲view on X ↗
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    • christianthiels.eurosky.social

      "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

      christianthiels.eurosky.socialBluesky3d ago4▲view on Bluesky ↗

    • 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…

      ExaltedStatusr/geopolitics8d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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    US vetoes Russia's rival resolution, mission left unrenewed

    Moscow's counter-draft, which would have simply extended the current mandate unchanged through October 2027, was vetoed by Washington, with 11 Council members voting against it, leaving the peacekeeping mission's mandate unrenewed.

    “The security council must not give a blessing to such a one sided approach therefore we were compelled to block the adoption of the draft…”
    — Vassily Nebenzia, Russian UN envoy
    1. 6 outlets Russia, US veto rival UN Western Sahara resolutions, leaving peacekeeping mission in limbo

      first by Straits Times, 8d ago · also Deutsche Welle EN, Independent UK, The National UAE, Philadelphia Inquirer, Arab News

      4 more headlines
    2. 2 outlets Why a US-Russia showdown left Morocco celebrating

      first by BBC Africa, 5d ago · also BBC

  3. background

    Russia vetoes US-drafted Western Sahara resolution — The US text, which would have ended referendum preparations, renamed the mission, and affirmed Morocco's autonomy plan as the only basis for talks, got 11 votes in favor and 3 abstentions but was blocked by Russia's veto.

  4. background

    Security Council renews UN's Libya support mission — The UK-sponsored resolution extending UNSMIL's mandate passed 13-0, with Russia and Greece abstaining; it backs moving Libya toward elections and a unified government.

  5. background

    Polisario Front denounces the US draft resolution — Ahead of the Security Council vote, the Polisario Front's UN representative wrote to the council calling the US-drafted text a major break from established international law and the peace process.

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  1. 2 outlets Morocco Presses for Peacekeepers’ Pullout From Western Sahara

    first by Bloomberg Politics, 3d ago · also Foreign Policy

    1 more headline

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