October 2023

Madrid, 11 October 2023 (SPS) - Spanish political parties that are members of the Sumar coalition have reiterated their support for the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination, as recognized by the United Nations.

The political parties held a meeting on Monday at the Spanish Congress with the aim of "coordinating the work of defending the Sahrawi people within the political space of Sumar." During the meeting, the parties called on "Spain to assume its historical responsibilities to the Sahrawi people."

Boumerdes (Algeria), 9 October 2023 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, warned of the obstructionist and intransigent policies of the occupying Moroccan state, which threaten peace and stability in the region.

Boumerdes (Algeria), 9 October 2023 (SPS) - The Algerian-Sahrawi Trade Union Solidarity Week was inaugurated on Monday at the Mohamed Bouguerra University in Boumerdes, Algeria, in the presence of the President of the Consultative Council, member of the National Secretariat, Mr. Mohamed Lamin Ahmed, representing the President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr.

Shaheed El Hafed, 9 October 2023 (SPS) - The Permanent Bureau of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front has reaffirmed its determination to continue the struggle until the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination is restored, within the framework of UN efforts to implement the decolonization process of the Sahrawi territories.

Algiers, 7 October 2023 (SPS) - The President of the friendship and fraternity parliamentary group “Algeria-Western Sahara” Miloud Tissouh affirmed Friday, in New York, that the only acceptable framework for the decolonization of Western Sahara must be under the supervision of the United Nations, calling on it to honor its commitments towards this just cause.

Madrid (Spain), October 5, 2023 (SPS) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk, indicated yesterday the existence of the right to self-determination when addressing the Sahrawi issue, calling for placing human rights at the heart of the settlement process.

Bogotá (Colombia), October 05, 2023 (SPS) - The President of Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Petro Orrego, received yesterday at the Headquarters of the State in Bogotá, the Sahrawi Ambassador, Ammah Yahdih who presented his credentials as Ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic to Colombia, in the presence of the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Álvaro Leva Duran.

During the credentials' ceremony, the Colombian President affirmed his support for the Sahrawi people in their struggle for their independence and national sovereignty.

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), October 4, 2023 (SPS)- The President of the Republic and Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, sent a letter of congratulations to his counterpart, the President of the Republic of Botswana, H.E. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, on the occasion of the National Day of Botswana.

New York, October 4, 2023 (SPS)- Mexico called for respecting the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and supporting efforts aimed at reaching a just and lasting solution to the conflict in Western Sahara, in accordance with the relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions.

Mexico called before the Fourth Committee to support the efforts made by the Secretary-General and his personal envoy to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict in Western Sahara.

New York, October 4, 2023 (SPS)- Venezuela reaffirmed before the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly its strong and firm support for the inalienable right of the Sahrawi people to freedom and self-determination.

Venezuela called for a peaceful, just and lasting solution to the conflict in Western Sahara on the basis of the relevant General Assembly and UN Security Council resolutions.

New York (United States), October 3, 2023 (SPS) - The Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly began its work, where it will consider reports and hear petitioners regarding the territories subject to decolonization, including the Sahara Western.

Kigali (Ruanda), 2 de octubre de 2023 (SPS) – Una delegación de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD) se encuentra participando en los trabajos del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Unión Africana (UA) sobre la Agenda 2063 de la UA, celebrados en la capital ruandesa de Kigali, del 1 al 3 de octubre en curso.