Geneva, 31 August 2020 (SPS) -Over 240 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) composing the Geneva Support Group for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Western Sahara on Saturday advocated the creation of a mandate of special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sahrawi occupied territories.
Liberated Teritories, 30 August 2020 (SPS) - The ministerial delegation, which is visiting the liberated territories of the Sahrawi Republic as part of the policy of accelerating their development and reconstruction, has arrived at the headquarters of the Special Units on Combating Smuggling and Organized Crime.
This visit comes to discuss means to accelerate the reconstruction of the liberated territories in accordance with the resolutions and recommendations of the 15th Congress of the Polisario Front.
New York (United Nations), 29 August 2020 (SPS) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed in a recent report that the question of Western Sahara is still considered, by the UN General Assembly, as a decolonization issue.
"The question of Western Sahara is still on the table at the UN General Assembly as a decolonization issue and also held the attention of the UN Security Council," the UN chief said in his report on the activities undertaken by the stakeholders during the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism in the World.
Shaheed Al Hafeed, 29 August 2020 (SPS) - Minister of Occupied Territories and the Sahrawi Community Abroad has announced the creation of a human rights coordination mechanism to document and expose the violations committed by Morocco against the Sahrawi people since the military invasion of Western Sahara in 1975.
This coordination mechanism has been created upon instruction from Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali during a meeting held Monday under the supervision of Premier Bouchraya Hamoudi Beyoun.
Abuja (Nigeria), August 27, 2020 (SPS) - The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has received Letters of Credence from the new ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Brahim Salem Buseif, in a ceremony held in the State House.
Chahid El Hafed, August 26, 2020 (SPS) - Dr. Mohamed Salem Chej, the official spokesman for the National Committee for the Prevention of Coronavirus, has Tuesday confirmed that the Sahrawi refugee camps began to witness stability in the number of cases; as no case has been recorded for the sixth consecutive day.
Shaheed Al-Hafed, 23 August 2020 (SPS) - Spokesperson of the National Committee for the Prevention against Coronavirus, Dr. Mohamed-Salem Al-Sheikh, has confirmed that no new Coronavirus cases, while 3 recovery cases had been recovered within the last 24 hours.
During his presentation of the epidemiological situation in the Sahrawi refugee camps, he indicated that the total number of cases recorded so far remained 25, of which 16 have recovered and two died.
He noted that the suspected cases were decreasing compared to the previous weeks.
Maputo, August 18, 2020 (SPS) - The African Nation of Mozambique has on Monday officially assumed the rotating presidency of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
at the opening ceremony of the 40th SADC summit held virtually in Maputo, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi welcomed the opportunity to assume the rotating presidency of SADC, delivered by the President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, stressing that his country is committed to fulfilling this mission with dedication.
Algiers, 17 August 2020 (SPS) - The Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Algeria Abdelkader Taleb Omar on Sunday commended the principle stance of the political class in Algeria on the Sahrawi cause under “the duty of neighbourhood and brotherhood” and UN charters.
Paris (France) 17 August 2020 (SPS)- French activist and PHD student, Meriem Naili, has today started a bike ride from France to Geneva in Switzerland, in solidarity with the Saharawi people and in favour of the decolonization of this last colony in Africa.
Brussels, 16 August 2020 (SPS) - The European Union said it is satisfied that the delivery of the humanitarian aid to the Sahrawi refugees went smoothly, affirming that it didn’t record any irregularities in this process, contrary to the false allegations circulated by the Moroccan propaganda machine.
Shaheed Al-Hafed, 15 August 2020 (SPS) - Spokesperson of the National Committee for the Prevention against Coronavirus, Dr. Mohammed-Salem Al-Sheikh confirmed that there were 129 suspected cases of Coronavirus in the Sahrawi refugee camps, pending the results of the final tests to confirm whether or not they were infected.
Rome, 15 August 2020 (SPS) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said that food aid for Sahrawi refugees is not subject to any taxation by Algeria, denying the false allegations peddled by the Moroccan embassy in Rome, the Algerian News Agency APS reported.
Algiers, 15 August 2020 (SPS) - Sahrawi Ambassador to Algeria, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, praised on Wednesday the efforts of Algeria, leadership, people and political class, in favor of the Sahrawi cause and the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination.
During the audience granted to him by the Secretary General of the National Democratic Rally (RND), Tayeb Zitouni, the Sahrawi ambassador said he "informed the party leadership of the latest developments in the Sahrawi cause which is beginning a decisive turning point."
Bir Lehlou (Saharawi Republic) 13 August 2020 (SPS)– The President of the Saharawi Republic, Brahim Ghali, sent a message of solidarity to Mauritius Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, calling for a coordinated international assistance to Mauritius to enable it face the ecological disaster that stroke the country lately because of Oil leak in the Mauritian waters.
Chahid El Hafed (Refugee Camps), 12 August 2020 (SPS) - Two (02) new cases of Coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the Sahrawi refugee camps, bringing the total number since the outbreak of the pandemic to 16 confirmed cases, announced Wednesday Spokesperson for the Scientific Committee in charge of monitoring the coronavirus pandemic evolution, Dr Mohamed Salem Chej..
Chahid El Hafed, August 11, 2020 (SPS) – Zero (0) new case of coronavirus (Covid-19), 04 recoveries, bringing the total number since the outbreak of the pandemic to 09 recovered cases, announced Tuesday Spokesperson for the Scientific Committee in charge of monitoring the coronavirus pandemic evolution, Dr Mohamed Salem Chej.
Brussels, August 2020 (SPS) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, reaffirmed that the EU "considers Western Sahara as a Non-Self-Governing Territory, whose final status will be determined by the outcome of the ongoing UN process."
In a new written reply to a question addressed to him by Polish MEP Janina Ochojska, Borrell recently stated that "the EU position on Western Sahara (occupied by Morocco since 1975) is fully aligned with UN Security Council resolutions".
Tiflet (Morocco), 8 August 2020 (SPS) - Sahrawi civilian prisoner Mohamed Hasena Ahmed-Salem Bourial, in the local prison of Tiflet 2, Morocco, on Friday announced waging a warning hunger strike for 24 hours in protest against the discrimination and racist practices to which he is subjected to in the prison.
Belgrade, 8 August 2020 (SPS) - Algeria’s ambassador to Serbia Abdelhamid Chebchoub reaffirmed that the appellation of “Western Sahara” is enshrined in all the resolutions of the international organizations, dubbing “deceptive” the term “Moroccan Sahara” used by Rabat.