Question of Western Sahara

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 18Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, published in 2002.

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52 documents · 1977–2025

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12 topics

Appellate Procedure Detained Persons Disappearance of Persons Dispute Settlement Morocco Negotiation Plebiscites Report Preparation Self-Determination of Peoples Voter Registration Western Sahara Western Sahara Question

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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;5

Commends the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy for their outstanding efforts and the two parties for the spirit of cooperation they have shown in the support they provide for those efforts;

Takes note of the agreements2 reached between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro for the implementation of the settlement plan1 during their private direct talks under the auspices of James Baker III, the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, and urges the parties to implement those agreements fully and in good faith;

Urges the two parties to continue their cooperation with the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy, as well as with his Special Representative, and to refrain from undertaking anything that would undermine the implementation of the settlement plan and the agreements reached for its implementation and the continued efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy;

Calls upon the two parties to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General, his Personal Envoy and his Special Representative in implementing the various phases of the settlement plan and in overcoming the difficulties that remain despite the progress so far achieved;

Encourages the parties to continue their discussions under the auspices of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable agreement on the question of Western Sahara;

Urges the two parties to implement faithfully and loyally the Secretary-General’s package of measures relating to the identification of voters and the appeals process;

Reaffirms the responsibility of the United Nations towards the people of Western Sahara, as provided for in the settlement plan;

Reiterates its support for further efforts of the Secretary-General for the organization and supervision by the United Nations, in cooperation with the Organization of African Unity, of a referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara that is impartial and free of all constraints, in conformity with Security Council resolutions 658 (1990) and 690 (1991), by which the Council approved the settlement plan for Western Sahara;

Takes note of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including resolutions 1349 (2001) of 27 April 2001 and 1359 (2001) of 29 June 2001;

Urges the parties to solve the problem of the fate of people unaccounted for, and calls on the parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law to release without further delay all those held since the start of the conflict;

Requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to consider the situation in Western Sahara, bearing in mind the positive ongoing implementation of the settlement plan, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session;

Invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

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