The Sahrawi Ministry of Culture on Wednesday issued a statement, expressing its disappointment and regret at the adoption by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) of the city of El-Aaiun, the occupied capital of the Sahrawi Republic, as a Moroccan city, while including it in its 2020…

Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune on Wednesday called on the United Nations (UN) to speed up the organization of the referendum on self-determination of the Sahrawi people, in a speech delivered by videoconference on the occasion of the 75th ordinary session of the UN General Assembly. President Abdelmajid Teboune expressed regret…

The decision to expand the reconstruction plan to include  new  liberated territories will trigger strong reactions, especially since the new approach of the Sahrawi Republic goes beyond the technical aspects related to reconstruction that have been achieved on the ground, an analytical paper prepared by the Studies Section at the…

The 75th session of the UN General Assembly kicked off Tuesday, with the decolonization issue at the top of the agenda, along with many issues of global concern. The issue of Western Sahara was present at the opening session, where the President of South Africa and the current President of…

Algerian President, Mr. Abdelmajid Tebboune, has stressed that the issue of Western Sahara is an issue of decolonization which has been on the agenda of the United Nations. "Algeria has no problem with the brotherly state of Morocco," said the Algerian President in an interview that he gave to Algerian…

Norway’s Foreign Minister, Ms. Ine Eriksen Søreide, made clear Thursday that her country is committed to keeping away from all activities that might legitimize the status quo in Western Sahara. The Norwegian diplomacy chief highlighted in a written response delivered to the Norwegian parliament - a copy of which was…

  The participants in a videoconference, held Tuesday in Geneva by the Support Group to Western Sahara, urged the United Nations (UN) to accelerate the holding of a self-determination referendum on occupied Western Sahara. On the sidelines of the Geneva Conference themed “60th anniversary of UN Resolution 1514: Its implementation…

Soil erosion is the main cause of the increasing depletion of phosphorus from earth, which could lead to a global food crisis, a study by an international team has revealed. The recent discovery of large deposits of phosphorus in Western Sahara could make it one of the most important regions,…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet indicated Monday in Geneva that the United Nations is looking forward to discussing the parameters of a new visit to Western Sahara, in order to examine the human rights situation in the territory. Sending missions to Western Sahara are “vital to identify…

The European Union will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the action brought on 23 June 2020 by the Polisario Front against the Council of the European Union’ Decision 2020/462 of 20 February 2020 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union concerning the exchange…