Boujdour (refugee camps), Nov 27,2013 (SPS) -The eighth Religions’ Dialogue for Peace, held from 24th to 26th November in the Wilaya of Boujdour (Saharawi refugee camps), called upon the United Nations to put into action the international legitimacy and decolonization of Western Sahara.
“The 8th Religions’ Dialogue for Peace calls on the United Nations to put into practice the international legitimacy and decolonization of Western Sahara, and invites all peace-loving people around the world to engage, collectively, in a joint and hard action to support the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination,” reads the final communiqué of the 8t Religions’ Dialogue for Peace, issued Tuesday.
It also called on all peace-loving people across the world to support the efforts being made by the international movement of solidarity with the Saharawi people, as to address the Saharawi issue at the level of all international foras.
The Dialogue hailed the African Conference of Solidarity with the Saharawi people, lately organized in Abuja, and the 38th International Conference of Support for the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO), held in Rome from 15 to 16 November 2013, and the recent actions by U.S. solidarity movement.
“We note to the grave situation of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, where Morocco, backed by its allies; especially France, still commits heinous crimes against the unarmed Saharawi citizens, before the eyes of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO),” added the communiqué.
The participants at the 8th Religions’ Dialogue for Peace expressed concern over the difficult condition experienced by Saharawi refugees, who are suffering from the lack of humanitarian aid, which has decreased in the recent years.
They, on the hand, praised the spirit of constructive cooperation and tolerance, as well as the atmosphere of peace characterized the procedures of this edition of the Dialogue.
They, therefore, applauded the efforts made by Saharawi state to hold the Dialogue in the best possible circumstances. (SPS)
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