October 2012

Santiago, Oct 21, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Workers' United Center of Chile (CUT), Ms. Barbara Figueroa has reaffirmed her support and solidarity with UGTSARIO and  through it to  the struggle of Saharawi people for freedom and independence.

In a congratulatory message to the 7^th Congress of the Saharawi Union of  Workers (UGTSARIO) to be opened today afternoon , Ms. Barbara Figueroa expressed solidarity with Saharawi people especially the workers.

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Oct 21, 2012 (SPS) - Secretaruy General of the Saharawi Workers Union (UGTSARIO) Mr. Mohamed Lehbib told SPS that seventh congress UGTSARIO, to be opened tomorrow evening, will be marked by large participation by all extensions of UGTSARIO in the national institutions, communities abroad, occupied territories and People’s Liberation Army, it will also witness notable foreign presence.

Washington, Oct 20, 2012 (SPS) - The Algerian Minister Delegate for Maghreb and African Affairs Mr. Abdelkader Messahel declared Friday in Washington that Algeria supports the efforts of the United Nations Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, underlining that the Sahrawi people right to self-determination is the only solution.

Paris, Oct 20, 2012 (SPS) - A Humanitarian caravan left Friday at noon Paris heading to the Saharawi refugee camps to provide medical aids and surgeries for the benefit of some elderly people and children in particular, according to organizers of the initiative.


The medical caravan, which is called by The Algerian National Committee of Solidarity with the Sahrawi people (CNASPS), consists of 24 from Île-de-France and other regions and different disciplines.

Rome, Oct 18, 2012 (SPS) - The Minister of Health, Mr. Mohamed Lamine Daddy, held meetings with a number of officials in the Italian provinces in order to strengthen the project of the essential medicines locally produced in the Sahrawi refugees,  according source from  Polisario Front representation in Italy.

The meetings discussed the completed projects in the refugee camps that the Italian provinces financed, including regional hospitals and clinics as well as sending medical missions to the camps, the source said.

New York, Oct 17, 2012 (SPS) - The Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, will visit North Africa and Europe from 27 October to 15 November to continue his mission, said today the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Martin Nesarsky.

Chaheed El Hafed (Refugee Camps), Oct 17, 2012 (SPS) - Member of the National Secretariat of Polisario Front and Minister of Culture Mrs. Khadija Hamdi revealed on Wednesday that 80 artists from 20 countries will take part the IV International Art Encounters in the Western Sahara known as (ARTifariti) .

New York, Oct 16, 2012 (SPS) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Salek has expressed the satisfaction of the Saharawi   Government on the adoption of the UN Fourth committee to draft resolution reaffirming the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination

Head of Saharawi diplomacy said today in statemnt that the draft resolution strongly confirms the Western Sahara cause is decolonization issue must be resolved through respect and application of the principle of decolonization allows the Saharawi people to freely decide their future.

Dili, Oct 15, 2012 (SPS) - The Foreign Minister of East Timor has reiterated on Tuesday the country’s full support for struggle of Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, said the Saharawi Embassy in Deli.

Timorese Foreign Minister underlined during a meeting with the Saharawi Ambassador, Mohamed Salama Badi, that Timor’s position has been clearly reflected in its intervention at the UN Fourth committee, recalling it is based on a common history of resistance to colonialism.

New York, Oct 16, 2012 (SPS) -European Union (EU) has reaffirmed on Monday  full support for the Secretary-General's efforts to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations.

New York, Oct 16, 2012 (SPS) - The United Nations Fourth Committee on decolonization adopted Monday in New York a draft resolution supporting the right to self-determination of the Western Sahara’s people, recommending the efforts of the UN Secretary General and his personal Envoy.

Abuja, Oct 15, 2012 (SPS) - The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has decided to send a high-level delegation, including NLC’s vice-president and prominent leaders, to attend work of the seventh congress of the Saharawi Workers Union (UGTSARIO), confirmed Abdulwahed Ibrahim Omar, in a meeting on Friday with the Saharawi Ambassador in Nigeria Mr. Oubi Bachraya Bashir, according to SADR Embassy in Abuja.

Madrid, Oct 15, 2012 (SPS) - Dozens of Spanish deputies from the parliamentary group “Peace and Freedom for the Saharawi People” and several parties including the People and Communist Party have approved a joint statement to move forward as to enhance the bonds of friendship with the Saharawi people, in light of discussions of the UN Decolonization Committee, informed POLISARIO Representation to Madrid.

Algiers, Oct 15, 2012 (SPS) - The Algerian Dr. Ismail Debech highlighted that international community well-aware that the struggle waged by the Saharawi people for freedom and self-determination is “lofty and peaceful”, describing Morocco’s attempts to link the Saharawis with terrorism as “unacceptable”.

México DF, Oct 15, 2012 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation led by Mr. Ahmed Moulay Ali was present at meeting gathered political parties from Latin America and Caribbean, Asia and Africa that took place from 13 and 14 October 2012 in Mexico, according to sources from the Saharawi Representation to Mexico.


The meeting was attended by the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL), International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) and representative of African political parties.

Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Oct 14, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, has sent a letter to His Excellency Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania, in which he felicitated him for safety from painful accident on Saturday, wishing him speedy recovery.

New York, Oct 14, 2012 (SPS) - Several Algerian NGOs and lawyers pleaded Thursday Western Sahara causeat at the United Nations , stressing that the current situation, marked by human rights violations, does not allow further delays, and urged the international community to take more actions to enable Saharawi people to exercise their right to self-determination.

New York, Oct 14, 2012 (SPS) - The POLISARIO Front Representative to the United Nations, Mr. Boukhari Ahmed, has applauded the advanced positions reaffirmed by several states at the UN Fourth Committee, which affirms strong support to right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.


The Saharawi Diplomat expressed, in an interview with Numidia News Channel broadcasted Friday, hope that the Saharawi people would be enabled to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination

Abuja, Oct 14, 2012 (SPS) - The Ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. Oubi Bachraya Bashir, has considered Nigeria’s intervention during work of the UN Decolonization Committee, currently underway in New York, “strong expression” of its principled position with side of struggle of the Saharawi people.