United Nations bless the Morocco plan for the autonomy of Western Sahara y forgets of a possible self-determination of African territory. The UN Security Council has approved by majority the itinerary defended by the regime of Mohamed VIwhich also . But the key factor has been Washington, who has presented it as the only “solution” to the problem in the area.
For the organization headed by António Guterres, a autonomy genuine for him Western Saharaalways under the sovereignty of Moroccowould become “the most viable solution” to reach a “fair, lasting and mutually acceptable” agreement after half a century of territorial claims and confrontations.
This is stated in the text presented by the US in the Security Council, which has given the green light with 11 votes in favor, none against and only 3 abstentions —although of weight: Russia, China and Algeria—. For this reason, those responsible have requested to establish negotiations as soon as possible to make the project viable. The Moroccan capital immediately dressed up, with cars and crowds filling the streets with joy to celebrate their diplomatic victory.
Mohamed VI has appeared in a euphoric message to the nation. “After 50 years of sacrificeswe open a new and victorious chapter in the process of consecration of the Moroccan identity of the Sahara, with the aim of definitively put an end to this artificial conflictthrough a consensual solution based on the Autonomy Initiative,” he noted, unilaterally denying any other alternative to his own plan.
The Alawite monarch he has not forgotten Spainkey support from the . He has thanked our country, like the United States, for its commitment to “promoting investment” in Moroccan interests.
In parallel, the Security Council has decided extend one more year the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Western Sahara Referendum (MINURSO), which will last at least until October 31, 2026.
The US representative to the UN, Mike Waltz, has “urged” all parties to come to the table and debate “using Morocco’s autonomy proposalwhat is credible and what is the only fair and lasting solution to this issue.” For Trump’s envoy to the United Nations, the text approved without a single refusal is the fruit of a “genuine and constant effort to incorporate everyone’s proposals” to guarantee a acceptable future both for Morocco and for the former Spanish colony.
Algeria, the big voice against (without voting against)
The subtle criticism has come from the Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf. The North African politician has justified himself after not participating in the vote to “demonstrate his distance” from a plan that “does not sufficiently reflect the United Nations doctrine on decolonization matter“.
“It is true that they have contributed to the text substantive improvements“, he wanted to clarify at the beginning, citing the three key points that have led Algiers not to vote against. For the Algerian Government, they are to recognize the intention of reaching “a just and lasting solution” or the “consecration of the inalienable right from the Sahrawi people to the free determination“, as well as the call to Morocco and the Polisario Front to raise “good faith negotiations and without preconditions”.
However, he believes that the text still shows “deficiencies“. “It stays very short with respect to the legitimate aspirations and expectations of the people of Western Sahara, represented by the Polisario Front. A people that has been practicing resistance for 50 years to being able to have a say over your own destiny“said the Foreign Minister.
The resolution comes just before the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the so-called ‘Green March’a massive mobilization of Moroccans towards the Sahara on November 6. In the end of the dictator Francisco Franco’s regimeat that time dying, the social protest precipitated the withdrawal of Spain of its territory.
