Mexico City (Mexico), Nov 30, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, arrived early Friday morning at Benito Juarez’s International Airport in Mexico City, capital of the United States of Mexico, to attend the official inauguration of the new President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto, scheduled for Saturday, 1st December 2012.
Addis Ababa, Nov 30, 2012 (SPS) - The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is taking part at the Third Session of the African Union Conference of the Ministers of Social Development, held on 26-30 Nov 2012 in Addis Ababa under the theme “Promoting the Rights and Welfare of Persons with Disabilities”.
Addis Ababa, Nov 30, 2012 (SPS) - The Saharawi Republic is participating at the Joint African Conference of Agriculture and Trade, which opened Thursday at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, under the motto “Boosting intra-African Trade: a key to agricultural transformation and ensuring food and nutrition security”, according to a statement of SADR Embassy in Ethiopia.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 30, 2012 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, headed Thursday to Mexico to attend the inauguration ceremony of the President-Elect of the United Mexican States, Mr. Enrique Pena Nieto, scheduled to take place tomorrow, Saturday, in the presence of heads of states and delegations from Latin America and other continents.
New York(United Nations)Nov29,2012(SPS) the United Nations Secretary General’s personal envoy for western Sahara, Christopher Ross on Wednesday has warned that the situation in western Sahara “remains very worrisome and should remain on the radar of international community,” in a statement to press after his briefing the security council on latest developments of Western Sahara conflict.
Rome,Nov29,2012(SPS) - Sahrawi human rights activist Aminatou Haidar has been named Honorary Citizen of the commune of Pontedera, in Tuscany, Italy, the Sahrawi representation in Rome said Wednesday.
Last Saturday, similar award was presented by the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino (Tuscany) to the courageous woman for her struggle for human rights in the occupied Sahrawi territories.
Algiers , Nov29,2012(SPS) - President of Yemen’s Marib Human Rights Centre Nayef Mbarek Essifi said Tuesday in Algiers that a Yemenite national centre will be created to "support Saharawi people’s struggle for their legitimate right to self-determination."
Bir Lahlu (Liberated Territories) Nov28,2012(SPS) President of the Republic , Secretary General of the Polisario Front ,Mohamed Abdelaziz, has congratulated his Mauritanian counterpart ,Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, on the occasion of 52nd anniversary of national day of Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Seville (Spain) Nov28,2012(SPS) the Pablo’s university in Seville, Spain, witnessed organization of lecture by the Saharawi human rights defender, Dr. Ibrahim Dahan, about the situation of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, in light of visits from NGOs and the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy, Christopher Ross.
Shahid Alhafed,Nov28,2012(SPS) President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, on Tuesday, received at the headquarters of the presidency, the participants in the seventh religious dialogue for peace held in the Saharawi Refugee camps from Nov25 until 27,2012.
London (UK) Nov28, 2012(SPS) - More than 10,000 antipersonnel mines were destroyed by the Polisario Front in the Sahrawi occupied territories since 2005, Representative of Polisario Front in the United Kingdom Limam Mohamed Ali said Tuesday in an interview to APS.
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) joined in 2005 "Geneva Call," a treaty which condemns the use, the acquisition, the production and the transfer of antipersonnel mines, said the source.
London (UK) Nov28, 2012(SPS) - Western Sahara is among the "most heavily mined" regions in the world, said in London Steven Smith, the head of the non-governmental organization "Action on Armed Violence".
"The Western Sahara is one the most heavily mined territories in the world with over 2,500 people killed in antipersonnel mine blasts," said Smith.
"We have to step up efforts in the Western Sahara to better address the needs of landmine survivors, 56 percent of them have lifelong after-effects," he added.
Rome (Italy) Nov27,2012(SPS) – the Saharawi human rights activist Aminatou Haidar ,said Tuesday that the situation of human rights in the Saharawi occupied territories was still "unbearable," adding that Moroccan authorities continued to suppress Saharawi citizens whenever they claim their rights. In interview with Algerian Press Service(APS)
London ( UK) Nov27,2012(SPS) the UK’s Secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs,Alistair Burt, said that his country supports the efforts of the United Nations to encourage Morocco and Polisario to address issues regarding the use of territory's natural resources.
New York (United Nations) Nov27, 2012(SPS) the Representative of the Polisario Front to the United Nations, Ahmed Boukhari, expressed on Tuesday,the willingness of the Polisario Front to “consider approaches for intensifying and accelerating talks at the highest level by including a clear timetable and deadline for the holding of a referendum, as required by international law” according to a message sent to the current president of the Security Council of the United Nations ambassador,Hardeep Singh Puri.
Madrid (Spain) Nov27,2012(SPS) - Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony, a documentary by Javier Bardem and Alvaro Mongoria dealing with the Saharawi cause, has been screened recently in Madrid and Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha region)
The documentary’s screening was attended by Polisario Front’s representative in Spain, Bechraya Hamoudi Beyoune, producer Alvaro Mongoria, representatives of several Spanish institutions, supporters of the Saharawi cause and a large audience.
Boujadour (Saharawi Refugee Camps), Nov 26, 2012 (SPS) - Prime Minster Abdelkader Taleb Omar said yesterday at the opening of the Seventh Religious Dialogue for Peace that "choosing the Saharawi refugee camps to hold such event is a message of solidarity and support with the Saharawi cause."
Prime Minister asserted that “the large participation at the forum, is clear message to the Moroccan false propaganda which tries to link Saharawi people with terrorism and the Saharawi refugee camps are not safe “
Maseru, Nov 26, 2012 (SPS) - Prime Minster of Lesotho, Tom Motsohaa has reiterated his country’s firm support to the struggle of the Saharawi people for freedom and independence, said statement of the Saharawi embassy in South Africa
Algiers, Nov 26, 2012 (SPS) - President of US- Western Sahara Foundation, Dr. Susanne Scholte, stated that she will work to convey the Sahrawi people's voice to reach influential places as the US Congress and House of Representatives for UN recognition of the Saharawi state.
Sesto Fiorentino (Italy), Nov 25, 2012 (SPS) - The Sahrawi activist Aminatou Haidar awarded the “Honorary Citizen” by the Council of the Italian municipality of Sesto Fiorentino (region of Tuscany), for her struggle in favour of the respect for human right in the occupied Sahrawi territories.