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Geneva, June06, 2013 (SPS)- The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY),  non-governmental organization, has said that “It is unacceptable that Western Sahara still lacks an official UN human rights permanent monitoring and reporting mechanisms while it is still on the UN list of decolonization and under its authority”, in Written statement submitted to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on May22, 2013

Tegucigalpa, June 06, 2013 (SPS) - The Government of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, SADR, and Honduras have signed on Wednesday a joint statement in which they expressed the desire to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries at ambassador’s level.

The event took place yesterday morning at the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa where President Porfirio Lobo and the Saharawi President's Special Envoy, Hash Ahmed signed the official document.

Washington (USA), June05, 2013(SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, met yesterday with members of the USA Senate and Congress, on the first day of his visit to the United States of America, which began on Wednesday.

The meetings dealt with the latest developments of the Sahrawi cause, especially in light of the continuing grave violations of human rights committed by the Moroccan occupation state.

LONDON (United Kingdom), June 05, 2013 (SPS)- UK will continue to stress the need to "fully" respect human rights in Western Sahara, at the United Nations Security Council, United Kingdom Minister for the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Alistair Burt has said.

Paris, June 06, 2013 (SPS) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders condemned Tuesday the policy of "obstruction to freedom of information imposed by the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara" after Morocco's refusal to allow entry of a foreign journalist who wanted to write an article on the political situation and human rights in the territory.

Mexico, June 05, 2013 (SPS) - The Minister for Employment, Training and Public Function, Jira Bulahi, began Tuesday a working visit to the United States of Mexico, as reported today by the Embassy of the Saharawi Republic in Mexico

At the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Function of Mexico, Jira Bulahi met Ms. Teresa Gómez del Campo, Head of the Policy Unit of Transparency and International Cooperation in the Ministry, and Ms. Soledad Murgan Eguilior, Deputy General Director, among other .

Brussels, June 05, 2013 (SPS)- The European Commission High Representative, Catherine Ashton, reaffirmed  The EU full support for Western Sahara’s people right to self-determination, in a reply letter to Western Sahara Intergroup in the European Parliament regarding the Fisheries Protocol Agreement between the EU and Morocco, dated May 30^th

Aiun, June04, 2013 (SPS)- The American economic magazine "Bloomberg Businessweek"  has published on May28, a long report on the question of Western Sahara, with more concentration on Morocco’s Illegal plunder of the Sahrawi’s natural resources

Chahid El Hafed, June 04, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the POLISARIO Front, Mr.Mohamed Abdelaziz, will initiate tomorrow, Wednesday, a visit of several days to Washington before heading to UN headquarters in New York, according to a press release issued today by Presidency of the Republic.

Addis Ababa, June 04,2013 (SPS)- The  AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called on Morocco to End the occupation of Western Sahara and stop persecuting Sahrawi people, in an interview with The Pan African News Agency (PANA) published today

“The AU has a clear position on it: Morocco to end the occupation of the Sahrawi territory and the persecution of the people of Sahrawi” Dr. Dlamini Zuma said

Durban, June 3, 2013 (SPS) - The Republic of South Africa has renewed its firm commitment to right of Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, in statements by officials in the country during a session on the foreign policy of the State of South Africa before the National Assembly in Durban on Thursday, a source from the SADR embassy in Johannes told SPS.

Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), June 3, 2013 (SPS) - The Frente Polisario has applauded African Union’s honoring of Saharawi figures and symbols, during the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), hosted by Ethiopian capital from 26 to 27 May 2013.

European Parliament (Strasbourg), June 3, 2013 (SPS) - “The right to self-determination is fundamental human rights, as provided for in the Article I of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,” said the Special Rapporteur of the European Parliament for Human Rights in Sahel Region and Western Sahara Dr.Charles Tannock.

Quito (Ecuador), June 3, 2013 (SPS) - The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, also known as Fourth Committee or the Committee of 24, has stressed the need to speedily enable the Saharawi people of their right to self-determination, reported POLISARIO delegation that attended its Caribbean Regional Seminar, convened from 28 to 30 May 2013 in Quito (capital of Ecuador).

Copenhagen (Denmark), June 2, 2013 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Mr. Villy Søvndal expressed support to the UN referendum in Western Sahara, hoping that United Nations will succeed in organizing such a referendum, informed POLISARIO representation to Denmark.


In a programme about Western Sahara broadcasted Friday on the Danish radio, the Minister said “it is vital that the UN plays a leading role in ensuring that there will be a referendum. I obviously hope that the UN will succeed in organizing such a referendum.”

Lisbon, June 2, 2013 (SPS) - Participants at the meeting of World Peace Council has expressed deep concern over the grave violations of human rights carried out by Moroccan occupation authorities in Western Sahara, according to a source from POLISARIO representation in Portugal.

Dodoma (Tanzania), June 2, 2013 (SPS) - The United Republic of Tanzania has asked the Kingdom of Morocco to implement the UN-AU proposed referendum on self-determination for the people of Western Sahara to decide their own destiny, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Tanzania, Hon. Bernard Membe, during his speech on Wednesday before the National Assembly (parliament) to present his ministry’s budget for fiscal year 2013-14, according to Saharawi diplomatic sources.

Mexico City, June 2, 2013 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation, led by the Minister of Vocational Training, Public Function and Employees Ms. Khira Bullahi, has attended the regional meeting of Socialist International Women, convened on Friday and Saturday in the Mexican capital, informed a source from SADR embassy in Mexico.


The meeting was attended by delegations from numerous Latin American countries.


The two-day meeting examined several issues relate to job, workers’ conditions, grants and others.

Smara (occupied territories), June 1, 2013 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation forces kidnapped Thursday dawn at 03:00 two young Saharawis in the occupied city of Smara, on the ground of their participation at the demonstrations that took place in the occupied city on 24-25 May 2013.


SPS correspondent in the occupied city of Smara reported that Moroccan security forces kidnapped Bachir Karum and Lehbib Siba from the house of Mbarek family, near the old mosque, before being driven to unknown destination.

Madrid, June 01, 2013 (SPS) - More than 4,500 children from the Saharawi refugee camps will spend 2013 summer holidays with hosting families in Spain in the framework of “Holidays in Peace Programme”, according to the Spanish Agency “Europa Press”.


A total of 4,589 children, accompanied by 210 escorts will spend two months in Spain, according to the declaration of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, quoted by the same source.