Why is Morocco celebrating the defeat of a UN resolution on Western Sahara?

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 1, 2026Country: Morocco

World / InternationalPolitics

Why is Morocco celebrating the defeat of a UN resolution on Western Sahara?

Morocco welcomed the defeat of a US-drafted resolution that sought to extend the UN mission in Western Sahara for a year. Russia vetoed the proposal on Friday despite support from 11 of the Security Council’s 15 members, including France and the United Kingdom, and MINURSO’s mandate expired on Saturday. The draft would have removed “referendum” from the mission’s name and made autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty the sole basis for further negotiations. Morocco has claimed the territory since Spain withdrew in 1975, while the Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks an independent state.

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