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Sahrawi people celebrate 44th anniversary of National Unity declaration

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Wilaya of Awsard (Refugee Camps), 12 October 2019 (SPS) - The Sahrawi people on Saturday celebrated the 44th anniversary of the declaration of National Unity on 12 October 1975, in the wilaya of Awsard, Sahrawi refugee camps, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Front, Mr. Ibrahim Ghali.

4th Committee: Petitioners call for referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara

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New York, 12 October 2019 (SPS) - Petitioners on Western Sahara reaffirmed Thursday before the Fourth UN Commission on Decolonization the inalienable right of the Saharawi people to independence, calling on the United Nations to speed up the holding of a referendum of self-determination in the last colony of Africa.

UN must not allow the rule of "Might makes Right" to prevail

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New York (UN), 12 October 2019 (SPS)-Representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations, Sidi Mohamed Omar, said Thursday in New York that the United Nations must not " allow the rule of might makes right to prevail in the case of Western Sahara, adding that the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination "can never be supplanted by colonial realities."

Uganda expresses its commitment to supporting efforts to decolonize Western Sahara through a referendum on the self-determination of its people

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New York, Oct 09, 2019 (SPS) - The Deputy Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, Mr. Philippe Oshin Odeda, during the session of the Committee on Political Affairs and Decolonization (Fourth Committee), underlined his country's commitment to support decolonization in the African continent, in particular with respect to the last colony of Africa, Western Sahara, as well as support for internationally recognized principles of the right to self-determination of its people.

The Kingdom of Lesotho rejects Moroccan allegations

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Maseru (Lesotho) 09 October 2019 (SPS)- The Kingdom of Lesotho expressed its attachment to its historic and distinguished relations with the Sahrawi Republic, affirming its support for the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence, and demanding the implementation of the UN Mission’s mandate consisting in the organization of a self-determination referendum.

Frente POLISARIO Representative to the UN holds talks with UN Under-Secretary-General for Africa

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New York, Oct 08, 2019 (SPS) - Frente POLISARIO representative to the UN, Sidi Mohamed Omar, met in New York on Monday with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Africa in charge of security operations. peacekeeping, Bintou Keita.
The Saharawi diplomat informed Bintou Keita of the Frente POLISARIO 's position on several issues related to the UN peace process and to the mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).

Frente POLISARIO New representative to Navarra was received by local authorities

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Pamplona (Navarra), Oct 08, 2019 (SPS) - The new representative of the Frente POLISARIO to the Community of Navarra, Lehbib Braika, has begun his work by meeting with local authorities and thanking the constant commitment of all Navarre institutions with the Saharawi people.
Braika has been received in the Navarre parliament by the president of the legislature, Unai Hualde, with whom he addressed the current relations and the situation of the Saharawi people, both in the occupied areas and in the refugee camps.

An Exiled Nation: Saharawi advocates call on the world to support self-determination for Western Sahara

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For 40 years, the Saharawi people have been exiled from their homeland, cast out into what is known as the “desert of deserts”, where they live in hope of one day experiencing a long-awaited return to their promised land: their homeland of Western Sahara.
Their wait has been so long that entire generations have lived and died hoping for a return. One young Saharawi woman, Tecber Ahmed Saleh, tells me: “My grandmother, she died holding the radio, thinking that tomorrow they would call a referendum.”

Morocco delays UN process to strengthen Sahrawi territories’ occupation

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Bir Lahlou, 5 October 2019 (SPS)- President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghlai, affirmed Thursday in a letter sent to the United Nations Secretary General that Morocco is delaying UN process to strengthen the brutal occupation of some Sahrawi territories.
“Moroccan officeals’ recent statements leave no room for doubt about Morocco’s intention, which is to hinder and delay the political process to strengthen the brutal and illegal occupation of some parties of our territory,” he said in this letter.

Columbia University hosts a conference on issue

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New York, Oct. 1 (SPS) - A conference on Western Sahara was organized yesterday by the International Students Committee of Columbia University in New York, attended by a group of university students, community members and the Sahrawi Association of the United States.

Sahrawi cause is growing stronger at all levels

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Shaheed al-Hafed (refugee camps)- President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, affirmed Sunday that the Sahrawi cause is growing stronger at the regional, continental and international levels in the face of the isolation imposed by the Moroccan occupier and its desperate attempts to get in the way of the Sahrawi people’s diplomatic victories.

South Africa calls on United Nations to remain seized with issue of Western Sahara

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New York (UN), Sept 29, 2019 (AP) - South Africa's Minister of International Relations, Dr. Naledi Pandor, urged the United Nations to remain seized with the issue of Western Sahara and its people and to guarantee their right to self-determination in accordance with the charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council.