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Security Council approves MINURSO extension

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    The UN Security Council extended for three months on Tuesday the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and backed the efforts of the UN Secretary-General’s envoy to find a solution to the dispute, the UN reported.

    MINURSO was first established in 1991 to assist in implementing a settlement plan that would conclude with a referendum in which the people of Western Sahara would choose between independence and integration with Morocco. In the nine years since, the parties have continued to have divergent views on some of the plan’s key elements, including the issue of voter eligibility.

    MINURSO’s extended mandate expires on 31 May.

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