{"id":374887,"date":"2026-11-02T17:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374887"},"modified":"2026-11-02T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:49:15","slug":"western-sahara-and-minurso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/western-sahara-and-minurso\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Sahara and MINURSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara is ending after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, following disagreements among members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Western Sahara<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374892\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica-1.jpg?resize=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Western Sahara\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica-1.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica-1.jpg?resize=768%2C639&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica-1.jpg?w=1018&amp;ssl=1 1018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Western Sahara is located in the<strong> northwest Africa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Boundaries:<\/strong> It is bounded by the <strong>Atlantic Ocean in the west and northwest<\/strong>, <strong>Morocco in the north<\/strong>, <strong>Algeria in the northeast<\/strong>, and <strong>Mauritania in the east and south.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Geographical Regions:<\/strong> It consists of <strong>two regions<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Saguia el-Hamra<\/strong>, which occupies the northern third, and <strong>R\u00edo de Oro (River of Gold),<\/strong> which covers the southern two-thirds of the territory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terrain:<\/strong> The territory is <strong>virtually all desert,<\/strong> with <strong>extremely flat terrain and few paved roads.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation and Agriculture:<\/strong> It has <strong>little agriculture due to its desert conditions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic Resources:<\/strong> It has <strong>vast phosphate deposits at Bu Craa,<\/strong> along with <strong>potash and iron ore deposits.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Dispute:<\/strong> <strong>Morocco controls roughly 80% of the territory<\/strong>, while the <strong>Polisario Front seeks self-determination.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About MINURSO<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MINURSO:<\/strong> It is the <strong>United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Establishment:<\/strong> It was <strong>established in 1991<\/strong> following a <strong>UN-brokered ceasefire between Morocco and the Polisario Front.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> It monitors the <strong>security situation, reports on developments, reduces tensions and supports the UN-led political process.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters: <\/strong>Its headquarters is <strong>located in Laayoune<\/strong>, the main city of Western Sahara.<\/li>\n<li>It observes security developments and investigates and reports on the situation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Referendum:<\/strong> It was <strong>tasked with organising a referendum,<\/strong> which never took place due to disagreements over voter eligibility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Development:<\/strong> MINURSO\u2019s <strong>mandate ended on 31 October 2026, after the UN Security Council failed to renew it.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Its <strong>liquidation phase began on 1 November 2026<\/strong>, with the mission\u2019s assets being returned to troop-contributing countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara is ending after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, following disagreements among members. 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