Excluded from discussions on the Sahara, Russia reaffirms its stance

From settlement plan to autonomy, tracing the Sahara dispute’s path through UN resolutions

The Sahara issue remains one of the longest-running regional conflicts. Initially, the UN sought to resolve it through a self-determination referendum, but after nine years, the plan proved impractical, leading to new proposals, first the Framework Agreement, then a partition plan, and finally Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative in 2007. This initiative marked a turning point, as the UN Security Council gradually adopted it as the basis for negotiations, culminating in its historic 2025