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United Nations Approves Resolution Favoring Morocco's Position on Disputed Territory
The UN Security Council has approved a American-supported measure that favors Morocco's position regarding the disputed Western Sahara, notwithstanding significant resistance from Algeria.
Divided Vote Bolsters Moroccan Position
Although Friday's vote was divided, the measure constitutes the strongest support yet for Moroccan plan to maintain sovereignty over the territory, which also has backing from the majority of EU countries and a growing number of African partners.
Resolution Framework and Key Elements
The document refers to Morocco's proposal as a basis for talks. As with earlier resolutions, the text doesn't include a referendum on self-determination that contains sovereignty as an choice, which constitutes the approach long supported by the pro-independence Polisario Front and its supporters.
Real self-rule under Moroccan authority could constitute a very practical solution.
Background Information
The territory is a phosphate-rich stretch of coastline desert the area of a US state which was under Spanish rule until the mid-1970s. It is asserted by both the Moroccan government and the Polisario Front, which operates from refugee camps in southwestern neighboring Algeria and asserts to speak for the Sahrawi people native to the disputed territory.
Decision Results and International Reactions
The US, which proposed the resolution, guided eleven countries in voting in favor, while three countries – multiple nations – abstained. The neighboring country, the movement's primary benefactor, did not participate.
Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said the vote had been "historic" and would "advance the progress for a much-delayed peace in Western Sahara".
The Algerian ambassador, the Algerian representative to the UN, said that while the resolution was an improvement on previous versions, it "still has a series of shortcomings".
Peacekeeping Mission and Future Review
The resolution also renews the United Nations security mission in Western Sahara for an additional twelve months, as has been done for over three decades. Previous renewals, however, have not contained a reference to Moroccan and its allies' preferred resolution.
The UN resolution urges all parties involved to "take this unprecedented chance for a enduring resolution." Depending on progress, it asks the secretary general to assess the operation's mandate within half a year.
Regional Impact and Present Situation
The shift could disrupt a protracted situation that for many years has eluded resolution, notwithstanding a UN peacekeeping mission that was intended to be short-term. Demonstrations have ensued in Sahrawi settlements in Algeria this week, where people have pledged not to abandon their struggle for independence.
The Moroccan government controls nearly all of the territory, except for a narrow area known as the "liberated area" that lies to the east of a Moroccan-built sand wall.
Past Background and Current Events
A 1991 ceasefire was meant to facilitate a referendum on self-determination, but fighting over voter eligibility prevented it from occurring.
Over the years, Morocco has developed the contested territory, building a maritime facility and a long highway. State support keep food and energy costs low, and the population has grown significantly as Moroccans establish homes in cities such as Dakhla and Laayoune.
Polisario withdrew from the truce in recent years after confrontations near a road the government was constructing to Mauritania.
The group has since regularly documented security operations, while the government has primarily rejected claims of active fighting. The UN describes it "limited hostilities".
International Relations and Future Prospects
In response to the draft resolution, the movement stated that it would not join any process intending "to validate Morocco's unauthorized presence," saying peace "can never be achieved by supporting expansionism".
The conflict represents the driving force in north African international relations. Morocco views support for its autonomy plan as a benchmark for how it gauges its allies.
Recently, the UN representative suggested partitioning the territory, a proposal no party agreed to. He urged the government to clarify what autonomy would involve and warned that a lack of development might raise questions about the UN's function and "if there remains opportunity and willingness for us to still be effective."
The initiative to reassess the United Nations Mission comes as the United States reduces financial support for United Nations initiatives and agencies, covering peacekeeping.
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