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March 2017

Humanitarian aid to Sahrawi refugees: EU should fulfil its commitments

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Brussels, March 02, 2017 (SPS) - The European Union (EU) should fulfil its commitments regarding humanitarian aid to Sahrawi refugees, said the Euro-MP Enrique Guerrero Salom.
In a written question to the European Commission, the Euro-MP said that the "unprecedented withdrawal" of EU aid to Sahrawi refugees in 2016 has resulted in "a significant gap in basic humanitarian needs in the five camps that host thousands of Sahrawis."

President of the Republic receives the title Honores Causa Doctor of Mexican Institute of Leaders of Excellence

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Chahid El Hafed, March 02, 2017 (SPS) - The President of the Republic , Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO received today the title Honores Causa Doctor of the Mexican Institute of Leaders of Excellence, in consideration of his trajectory as leader Who has sacrificed his whole life in the struggle for the freedom of his people.
 
The title was given by the rector of the institute, Dr. Jorge Fernández Herrera and members of the faculty, Dr. Gabriel Castellanos, Dr. Juan Manuel Estrada and Dr. Alisalem Sidi Zein.
 

Algerian minister of foreign affairs affirms that UN responsibility continues present in the decolonization of the Western Sahara

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Geneva, Switzerland, March 02, 2017 (SPS) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, stated during his speech at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva that The decolonization of Western Sahara remains the responsibility of the United Nations.
 
The Algerian minister stressed that the responsibility of the UN in the decolonization of Western Sahara requires it to pay more attention to the human rights situation in the territory.
 

Western Sahara: Guerguerat crisis can resurface in the absence of peace process

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New York, March 02, 2017 (SPS) - The Guerguerat crisis can resurface at any time in Western Sahara in the absence of a peace process that paves the way towards the final settlement of the Sahrawi issue, said Wednesday Polisario Front representative to UN Ahmed Boukhari.
"We believe that in the absence of a serious peace process as called for in the latest Security Council resolution, the Guerguerat episode can be repeated at any time," Boukhari told APS.

President of the Republic receives a Parliament of El Salvador delegation

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Chahid El Hafed, March 01, 2017 (SPS) -  President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Ghali received on Tuesday a delegation of the Salvadorian Parliament as part of the festivities celebrating the 41st anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Republic democratic.
 
The Salvadorian delegation is headed by Guillermo Mata, chairman of the Salvadorian Committee of Friendship with the Saharawi People, together with MPs Juan Carlos Mendoza and Manuel Flores .