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Guterres and the UN place self-determination at the center of negotiations on Western Sahara, while several countries support Morocco’s autonomy plan.
4 articles from 12 October to 15 October 2026 · 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇱🇷 Liberia
The UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee adopted its annual resolution on the Moroccan Sahara by 152 votes to two, with seven abstentions. The vote, exceptionally held following a US request, enshrines Security Council Resolution 2797 and Morocco’s autonomy initiative as the basis for a settlement, according to Libe.
Source: Libe
The UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee adopted its annual resolution on the Moroccan Sahara by 152 votes to two, with seven abstentions. The vote, exceptionally held following a US request, enshrines Security Council Resolution 2797 and Morocco’s autonomy initiative as the basis for a settlement, according to Libe.
🇲🇦 Morocco · 20:01
The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Benin, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau and Togo have renewed their support for Morocco’s proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara. Their representatives also called for political dialogue to continue and welcomed Security Council Resolution 2797, according to the ANG agency.
🇲🇦 Morocco · 15:38
Liberia has renewed its support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, presented as a realistic basis for a political settlement to the conflict. Ambassador Baba Sillah defended this position before the UN General Assembly’s decolonisation committee, according to The New Dawn.
🇱🇷 Liberia · 07:50
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the Sahrawi people must be consulted on the future of Western Sahara, while Algeria should resume negotiations. The Security Council is also due to consider renewing Minurso on 31 October, according to Courrier international.
🇲🇦 Morocco · 16:25
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