Western Sahara News

I thank the Permanent Mission of the United States for having prepared the draft of resolution 2218 (2015), concerning Western Sahara. France voted in favour of the resolution, which it also sponsored, as it appropriately addresses the whole host of aspects pertaining to the question of Western Sahara. It provides the necessary impetus to the political process. It renews for a year the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). And, lastly, it refers to the human dimension of the situation in the territory. This resolution, which we adopted unanimously, provides the necessary momentum to the political situation. The text clearly indicates that the consolidation of the status quo is not acceptable, and that the parties must engage with more resolve and demonstrate greater political will, realism and spirit of compromise in order to advance towards a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution. Resolving the question of Western...

U.S. Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy New York, New York April 28, 2015 AS DELIVERED Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Michele J. Sison, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2218 on Western Sahara, April 28, 2015 Thank you, Madam President. The United States supports the Council’s adoption of the resolution renewing the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, MINURSO, for another year. MINURSO is indispensable in its role of supporting stability and security in Western Sahara as it has for the last twenty-four years. The United States believes that the United Nations holds the legitimacy and the impartiality necessary to facilitate a lasting political solution to this conflict. The United States is hopeful that today’s adoption of this resolution will encourage the parties to demonstrate their serious and genuine commitment to the UN-l...