Sahara : MINURSO wants to build a helipad in Tifariti

The UN Security Council calls for appointing a new personal envoy to Western Sahara

MINURSO : FAR denies the creation of «a bilateral military mechanism» with the Polisario

MINURSO calls for the creation of joint military mechanism between Morocco and the Polisario

In his new report on the Western Sahara conflict, the UN Secretary-General focused on the actions undertaken by MINURSO. According to Antonio Guterres, the peacekeeping mission has proposed the creation of a joint military mechanism between Morocco and the Polisario.

MINURSO : Algeria’s Foreign Minister meets with the head of UN peacekeeping operations

The Polisario ends up meeting MINURSO leader in Tindouf and not Bir Lahlou

MINURSO Force Commander meets with the Russian Chargé d'Affaires in Rabat

The Security Council’s work program for August does not include the Sahara question

Sahara : Two French diplomats visit the MINURSO’s headquarters

The Fifth Committee approves a bigger budget for MINURSO amid the US’ UN cuts

The UN Fifth Committee approved earlier this week the MINURSO’s budget for 2019/20. The approved budget is higher than the one allocated to the peacekeeping mission in the previous year. This decision comes amid the United States’ UN cuts.