Chahid Al hafed (refugee camps), March 6, 2014 (SPS) - An Algerian parliamentary delegation, composed of 100 female parliamentarians, will visit the Saharawi refugee camps and the liberated territories of Western Sahara in the period from 9th to 11th March 2014, a Saharawi official source told SPS.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 6, 2014 (SPS) - Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, Mr. Christopher Ross, conlcuded Wednesday night on-day visit to the Saharawi refugee camps, as part of his new tour in the region to give impetus to the stalled peace process in Western Sahara.
The UN envoy held several meetings with the Polisario Front leadership, led by the President of Republic Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz.
Lilongwe, March 6, 2014 (SPS) - Mr. Salha Al-Abd presented today, Thursday, his letter of credence as an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) in Malawi to the President of the Republic of Malawi H.E. Mrs. Joyce Banda.
The accreditation of Mr. Salha Al-Abd to the Republic of Malawi comes just days after Mr. Bah Mad was accredited to the Republic of Kenya.
The Republic of Malawi recognized the SADR since November 16the, 1994.
Eit Melloul (Morocco), March 6, 2014 (SPS) - More than 40 Saharawi prisoners, incarcerated in Eit Melloul’s Prison, started as from yesterday, Wednesday, a 48-hour alarming hunger strike, said a media source from the occupied Saharawi territories.
The group launched the hunger strike as a protest to the deterioration of their conditions inside the prison, within which three Saharawi prisoners died in less than a year as a result of torture, ill-treatment and negligence.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 5, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary- General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, received today evening at the Presidency of the Republic the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Ambassador Christopher Ross.
Geneva, March 5, 2014 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Mr. Ramtane Lamamra said today in Geneva that his country encourages the Human Rights Council to continue “closely follow” the implementation of the UN Secretary-General’s recommendations with regard to the protection of human rights in Western Sahara.
Geneva, March 5, 2014 (SPS) - Polisario Front delegation, of which human rights activists from occupied Western Sahara, partakes in the 25th session of Human Rights Council, held in Geneva from 3rd to 28th March 2014, to urge the Security Council of the UN to extend MINURSO mandates to include the monitoring of human rights abuses carried out by Morocco in Western Sahara.
Sofia, March 5, 2014 (SPS) - The Bulgarian Left Party voiced its solidarity with the Saharawi people in their fair fight for freedom, highlighting that only a free and fair referendum of self-determination for the Saharawi people could peace and stability for the whole region.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 5, 2014 (SPS) - Saharawi Journalists and Writers’ Union (UPES) signed Tuesday a four-year cooperation agreement with the Federation of Journalists of Peru (FPP).
This agreement was signed at the end of a visit to the Saharawi refugee camps and liberated territories of Western Sahara by FPP’s President and deputy president of the Peruvian Council of Solidarity with the Saharawi People, Mr. Angel Sanchez Duenia, and UPES General-Secretary, Mr. Nafi Rayes.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 5, 2014 (SPS) - Head of the Polisario Front’s delegation to the negotiations with Morocco, Mr. Khatri Addouh, met today, Wednesday, with the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, ambassador Christopher Ross.
The meeting also attended by the two other members of the Saharawi negotiating delegation; Mr. Boukhari Ahmed, Polisario Front’s representative to the UN, and Mr. Mhamed Khaddad, in charge of the referendum,
Addis Ababa, March 5, 2014 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation participated Tuesday to the first day of the African Union Commission and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workshop discussing status and solutions to the challenges involved in providing assistance for people injured by landmines, cluster munitions or other explosive remnants of war.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 5, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz received yesterday, Tuesday, at the Presidency HQ the Nigerian ministerial delegation, who visited the Saharawi refugee camps.
Smara (refugee camps), March 4, 2014 (SPS) - The First Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan, has confirmed that the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFPLM) is committed to support the Saharawi people.
Algiers, March 4, 2014 (SPS) - The UN Security Council should promulgate "pertinent and binding" resolutions about Saharawi people's right to self-determination," instead of resorting to prevarication," Boudjemaa Souileh, a teacher of International Law and a permanent member of the Arab Lawyers Council, said Monday in Algiers.
Smara (refugee camps), March 4, 2014 (SPS) - Nigeria’s ambassador in Algiers Mr. Haruna Ginsau has declared Tuesday from the Saharawi refugee camps that the security and stability in the African continent "urgently need" an independent Saharawi state.
In a reception in honour of the Nigerian delegation which arrived today in the Saharawi Republic (SADR), the Nigerian diplomat indicated that an independent Saharawi state is an urgent need for establishing security and stability in Africa.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), March 4, 2014 (SPS) - A Nigerian ministerial delegation, led by the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory Ms. Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, arrived Tuesday’s morning in the Saharawi refugee camps, as part of a solidarity visit to the Saharawi Republic (SADR).
The delegation is composed of a number of Nigerian President’s advisors for woman affairs, ambassador in Algiers, prominent female personalities, and some members of the Nigerian Relief Agency.
Copenhagen (Denmark) March 3, 2014 (SPS) - The 30th Conference of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), concluded Sunday in Copenhagen, Denmark, adopted a motion reaffirming the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and respect of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
The Congress reelected Sahrawi Youth Union vice-president. The new leadership pledged to carry on the visit the IUSY had undertaken to the occupied territories of Western Sahara and Sahrawi refugee camps.
Algiers, March 3, 2014 (SPS) - Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ramtane Lamamra received Sunday in Algiers Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara Mr. Christopher Ross.
Mr. Ross is touring the region to prepare for a meeting between the Polisario Front and Morocco to revive the negotiations for the decolonization in Western Sahara.
The UN envoy toured the region in late January 2014. He is expected to start a visit Tuesday in Sahrawi refugee camps, according to a Sahrawi source. (SPS)
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Oran (Algeria), March 2, 2014 (SPS) - British ambassador to Algeria, Martyn Roper, reaffirmed Sunday in Oran, UK support to self-determination of the Sahrawi people.
In a statement to the press on the sidelines of a meeting in Oran on bilateral partnership program for Algerian young developers, Roper stated that "the UK has a clear position on this issue and we support the self-determination of the Sahrawi people." (SPS)
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