Western Sahara

of African Unity (OAU) in 1984 when the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR, also known as Western Sahara), which the Moroccan monarchy considered to be part of its territory, was granted membership … longer-term strategy to cement its leadership prospects in Africa and secure its control over Western Sahara. The move also raises important challenges for the AU in dealing with the national objectives …

Arab Democratic Republic (SADR, also known as Western Sahara), which the Moroccan monarchy considered to … prospects in Africa and secure its control over Western Sahara. The move also raises important challenges … the organisation’s closure.1 Morocco views Western Sahara as part of its historical territory and controls … Court of Justice recognised the territory of Western Sahara as one in need of decolonisation, subject …  265–78. 2 International Court of Justice, ‘Western Sahara: Advisory Opinion of 16 October 1975’, http://www …

of 19 April 1991, 2 / the military mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara remained restricted to monitoring and verifying the cease-fire in effect since 6 September 199 … for the organization and holding by the United Nations of a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara. [...] The Council invited further the Secretary-General to make the necessary preparations for … for the organization of the referendum of self-determination of the people of Western Sahara and to consult accordingly with the parties for the purpose of commencing voter registration on a prompt basis …

Original: English Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara I. Introduction parties, with some members of the Security Council and representatives of MINURSO and the United … ceasefire and other developments mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 3. In my previous report to the Security Council April 2001 and requested …

on the legality of contracts off-shore over the past 10 years in its effort to implement the Western Sahara concluded by Morocco with fore [...] The representative of the Frente upon assuming my functions …

would decide on the next course of action for the fulfilment of the United Nations mandate for Western Sahara. [...] The formula takes due account of the fact that the applicant belongs to a Saharan tribe … and translates membership in that tribe in practical and applicable terms to the Territory of Western Sahara (that is the idea of "existing within the Territory" at the level of the subfraction of a tribe) …

07-42832 3 A/62/128 rights situation in Western Sahara and the Tindouf camps and remained committed to ensuring that the rights of the people of Western Sahara were fully protected. [...] Concluding the … acceptable political solution that would provide for the self- determination of the people of Western Sahara. [...] Related to the human dimension of the conflict, the Secretary-General stated that he was …

the Organization of African Unity, of a 1 referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara, in accordance with the objectives mentioned in his report of 19 April 1991; "7. [...] Requests … of Independence to J Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to consider the situation in Western Sahara, bearing in mind the ongoing referendum process, and to report thereon to the General Assembly …

requested me to report to it on the progress of the implementation of the Settlement Plan for Western Sahara (S/21360 and S/22464 and Corr.1) and the agreements reached between the parties, the Kingdom … repatriation operation in the two asylum countries, Algeria and Mauritania, and in the Territory of Western Sahara, east of the berm. [...] The third and final road reconnaissance in the Agwanit area of the Territory …

concerning Western Sahara in the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. [...] In that report I informed the Council of the activities of my Personal Envoy to promote negotiations on Western Sahara and of … Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). [...] However, on the core issues of the future status of Western Sahara and the means by which the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara was to occur … meetings, my Personal Envoy visited the capitals of the member States of the Group of Friends of Western Sahara and held several bilateral meetings with the parties and the neighbouring States. [...] The meetings …

Morocco to the peace plan seemed to be that in the referendum to determine the final status of Western Sahara, one of the ballot choices was independence. [...] The Secretary-General informed the Security …