UNSC May Not Renew MINURSO, Threatening Sahrawi Rights
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to meet at the end of October regarding the future of Western Sahara, with a consensus emerging not to renew the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), which expires on October 31. The primary goal of MINURSO is to organize a referendum for the Sahrawi people seeking independence.
The potential decision would effectively hand over Western Sahara to Morocco, aligning with UNSC Resolution 2797, which encourages talks based on Morocco's autonomy proposal. This proposal offers "semi-autonomy" under King Mohammed VI.
The UNSC currently has eleven of its fifteen members supporting Morocco's agenda, while only Latvia, China, Pakistan, and Russia remain neutral. The Sahrawi people's right to decolonization has been recognized since Spain's colonization in 1884, yet Morocco has rejected UN resolutions aimed at facilitating a referendum.
Notably, on December 10, 2020, then-President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order recognizing Western Sahara as part of Morocco.
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