AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUN Vote: The General Assembly’s Fourth Committee adopted its annual Western Sahara resolution by 152 votes to two, with seven abstentions. It reaffirmed the territory’s place on the UN decolonisation agenda and Sahrawi self-determination, while referencing Security Council Resolution 2797, which makes Morocco’s autonomy proposal a basis for negotiations. The recorded ballot followed a US request to vote on all draft resolutions. Talks and MINURSO: UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has warned of a deadlock after US-backed talks failed to bridge differences. The Polisario Front has challenged his neutrality but says it is not leaving negotiations; the Security Council is due to consider MINURSO’s mandate at month’s end. Debate over tougher pressure continues, though one Sahrawi political figure says enforcement measures would be premature. Sahrawi Exile: A planned exhibition at UN headquarters will feature portraits and testimonies from 50 Sahrawis, bringing the human cost of decades of displacement into focus as diplomats discuss the mission’s future.
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