United Nations documents related to decolonization of Spanish Sahara, the Western Sahara conflict, Moroccan military occupation, Sahrawi refugees, and the establishment of MINURSO.
Security Council Resolutions TitleDateVoteConcerns377The situation concerning Western Sahara: letter dated 18 October 1975 from the Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/11851)22 October 1975Adopted by consensusDecolonization of Spanish Sahara and occupation by Morocco11081997UnanimousMINURSO mandate in Western Sahara123814 May 1999UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 14 September 199912922000UnanimousMINURSO mandate in Western Sahara13012000UnanimousMINURSO mandate in Western Sahara13082000UnanimousMINURSO mandate in Western Sahara13092000UnanimousMINURSO mandate in Western Sahara132430 October 2000UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 28 February 2001146330 January 2003UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 January 2003149531 July 2003UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2003154129 April 2004UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2004.159828 April 2005UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2005.163428 October 2005UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2006167528 April 2006UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2006.172031 October 2006UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2007175430 April 2007UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2007178331 October 2007UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2008181330 April 2008UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2009187130 April 2009UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2010192030 April 2010UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2011197927 April 2011UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2012.204424 April 2012UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 24 April 2013.209925 April 2013UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2014215229 April 2014UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2015221828 April 2015UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2016228529 April 201610-2-3 (against: Uruguay and Venezuela; Russia and 2 others abstained)Extension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2017253128 April 2017UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2018241427 April 2018UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 April 2018244031 October 2018UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 30 April 2019246830 April 2019UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2019249430 October 2019UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2020254830 October 2020UnanimousExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2021260229 October 2021Russia and Tunisia abstainedExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2022265427 October 2022Kenya and Russia abstainedExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2023270330 October 2023Mozambique and Russia abstainedExtension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2024275631 October 2024Mozambique and Russia abstained. Algeria did not participate.Extension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2025279731 October 2025China, Pakistan and Russian Federation abstained. Algeria did not participate."full support for the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy in facilitating and conducting negotiations taking as basis Morocco's Autonomy Proposal with a view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable resolution to the dispute, consistent with the UN Charter", Extension of MINURSO mandate until 31 October 2026
General Assembly Resolution TitleDateVote34/37Question of Western Sahara21 November 1979for: 85, against: 6, abstained: 4135/19Question of Western Sahara11 November 1980for: 88, against: 8, abstained: 43 (non-recorded)
See also Political status of Western Sahara United Nations General Assembly Resolution United Nations Security Council Resolution
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