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4 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Muhammad Tayyab Azam of Pakistan as the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara…

On 7 February, Kim Bolduc, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (SRSG) and Head of MINURSO, visited the Saharawi refugee camps near Tindouf (Algeria). She was welcomed by the POLISARIO…

On 6 February, Kim Bolduc, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (SRSG) and Head of MINURSO, arrived in Laayoune. Prior to her arrival to the Mission area, she visited Rabat where she met with…

As the year 2013 is coming to an end and as the holiday season commences, I want to thank you once again for your continued service and support to the Mission and the cause of peace. I know the year has not been all easy…

On its 31st anniversary - the theme of the United Nations International Day of Peace is "Education for Peace". Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO…

The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, traveled to Dakhla on 24 March. He was accompanied by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of…

The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, arrived in Laâyoune on 22 March 2013. He was received at the airport by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara…

Dear colleagues, As the year comes to an end and at the start of the holiday season, I want to thank you all for the excellent work you have done for MINURSO, the people of Western Sahara and the cause of peace. It has been…

On 13 November 2012 at MINURSO HQ, Laayoune, was held the Team Sites Conference.The Conference was chaired by the Force Commander, Major-General Abdul Hafiz and opened by Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, the Special Representative of…

On 7 and 8 November Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO, visited Rabat in the framework of his regular contact with the parties.

On 3 November 2012 Christopher Ross, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, left Laayoune.

Christopher Ross, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, arrived in Laayoune on 31 October 2012. He was welcomed by local authorities and Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, Special Representative of the Secretary…