UN: Russian veto against renewal of MINURSO in the Sahara
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Libération (Maroc)
Russia has vetoed the US draft resolution renewing the MINURSO mandate, which was backed by eleven Security Council members. The UN General Assembly is examining this veto on Tuesday, under a debate provided for by a 2022 resolution adopted at the initiative of Liechtenstein, according to Libe Maroc.
The UN General Assembly is examining on Tuesday the veto exercised by Russia against the US draft resolution on the renewal of the mandate of MINURSO, the UN mission in the Sahara. The draft had received the support of eleven Security Council members, according to Libération (Morocco).
The meeting is based on General Assembly resolution 76/262, adopted on 26 April 2022 at the initiative of Liechtenstein. This mechanism provides for a debate to be convened within ten working days of the use of a veto, so that the state concerned can explain its motives. Since 2022, it has been triggered 15 times, notably over Ukraine, Syria, Iran, Mali, North Korea, Sudan and Gaza.
The debate does not review the Security Council’s decision and does not lead to any resolution or new decision by the General Assembly on the Sahara. The exchanges will be the subject of a factual report sent to the President of the Security Council. This procedure follows the unannounced visit by Bourita, Morocco’s head of diplomacy, to Nouakchott, on 9 November.
