UN Security Council Enters Critical Phase in MINURSO Mandate

The United Nations Security Council convened this week for a closed-door session to review the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, marking a critical moment for the decades-old operation. The meeting allowed member states to assess findings from a recent evaluation mission that visited the Sahara, Mauritania, and the Tindouf camps. Diplomatic sources suggest that some recommendations may align with Morocco's position on the mission's future, with discussions about revising MINURSO's mandate increasingly becoming mainstream within the Council.